IJzendijke

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as isendica in 1127. Compound of Old Dutch Iso (a personal name) and dijk (“levee”).

See also Zealandic Iezendieke, Izendieke.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɛi̯.zə(n)ˈdɛi̯.kə/
  • Hyphenation: IJ‧zen‧dij‧ke
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯kə

Proper noun

IJzendijke n

  1. a city and former municipality of Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands
    Synonym: Petit Paris (nickname)

Derived terms

  • IJzendijker
  • IJzendijks

References

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