Hoekske

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Hoekske in 1936. Derived from a diminutive form of hoek (“corner”). The settlement was named for its location in a corner of the Moerdijk Polder.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦuks.kə/
  • Hyphenation: Hoek‧ske
  • Rhymes: -ukskə

Proper noun

Hoekske n

  1. a hamlet in Moerdijk, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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