Spaanrijt

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Spaanreyt in 1840. Compound of spaan (“implement with a level end, chip of wood”) and rijt (“small watercourse”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈspaːn.rɛi̯t/
  • Hyphenation: Spaan‧rijt

Proper noun

Spaanrijt n

  1. A hamlet in Bergeijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

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