Sint-Maartensdijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as agger Sancti Martini in 1281. Compound of the name of Saint Martin of Tours and dijk (“levee”).

See also Zealandic Smerdiek.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌsɪnt ˌmaːr.tənsˈdɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Sint-‧Maar‧tens‧dijk
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯k

Proper noun

Sint-Maartensdijk n

  1. A city and former municipality of Tholen, Zeeland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Sint-Maartensdijker
  • Sint-Maartensdijks

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