Koudekerke

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as coldekirca in 1181-1210. Compound of Old Dutch cold (“cold, in disuse, abandoned”) and kirca (“church”).

See also Zealandic Koukerke.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑu̯.dəˌkɛr.kə/
  • Hyphenation: Kou‧de‧ker‧ke

Proper noun

Koudekerke n

  1. A village and former municipality of Veere, Zeeland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Koudekerkenaar
  • Koudekerks

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “koudekerke”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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