Waterkant

Dutch

Etymology
  • (Noord-Brabant) Attested as Waterkant in 1899. Compound of water (“water”) and kant (“side, edge”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Zeekant.
  • (Zuid-Holland) Compound of water (“water”) and kant (“side, edge”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋaː.tərˌkɑnt/
  • Hyphenation: Wa‧ter‧kant

Proper noun

Waterkant n

  1. A hamlet in Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
  2. A neighbourhood of Barendrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German, corresponding to Wasser +‎ Kante, literally “water edge”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvaːtɐ.kant/
  • Audio(file)

Proper noun

die Waterkant f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Waterkant)

  1. (humorous) Synonym of Nordseeküste (“North Sea coast”)
    • 1995, “Nordisch By Nature”, in Auf einem Auge blöd, performed by Fettes Brot:
      Eißfeld von der Waterkant / Schickt seine Disco-Vibrations übers ganze Land
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension
Declension of Waterkant [sg-only, feminine]
singular
def. noun
nominative die Waterkant
genitive der Waterkant
dative der Waterkant
accusative die Waterkant

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Waterkant” in Duden online
  • “Waterkant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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