Helmerhoek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as tot helmyng in 1456. Compound of Middle Dutch Helm (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and hoek (“isolated place, sector”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɛl.mərˌɦuk/
  • Hyphenation: Hel‧mer‧hoek

Proper noun

Helmerhoek n

  1. a neighbourhood of Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

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