De Kolk

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Drenthe) Attested as KOLK (DE) in 1845. Derived from kolk (“canalised or excavated watercourse with locks”).
  • (Friesland) Borrowed from West Frisian De Kolk, derived from kolk (“place where drainage water gathers next to a mill”).
  • (Noord-Holland) Derived from kolk (“kolk lake”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /də ˈkɔlk/
  • Hyphenation: De Kolk
  • Rhymes: -ɔlk

Proper noun

De Kolk n

  1. a hamlet in Meppel, Drenthe, Netherlands
  2. a hamlet in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands
  3. a hamlet in Opmeer, North Holland, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “de kolk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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