Dijkmanshuizen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Dijkmanshuizen in 1839-1859. Compound of dijkman (“man who works on a levee”) or Dijkman (a surname) and the plural form of huis (“house”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌdɛi̯k.mɑnsˈɦœy̯.zə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Dijk‧mans‧hui‧zen
  • Rhymes: -œy̯zən

Proper noun

Dijkmanshuizen n

  1. a hamlet in Texel, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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