Hout-Blerick

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as holtbleryck in 1396. Compound of holt (“rising forest”) and the toponym Blerick.

See also Limburgish Houblieriek.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɑu̯t ˈbleː.rɪk/
  • Hyphenation: Hout-‧Ble‧rick

Proper noun

Hout-Blerick n

  1. a village in Venlo, Limburg, Netherlands
    Synonym: Poerkerplak (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

  • Hout-Blerickenaar

References

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