Koewacht

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as De Coewagt in 1640. Compound of koe (“cow”) and wacht (“watch, guard”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈku.ʋɑxt/
  • Hyphenation: Koe‧wacht

Proper noun

Koewacht n

  1. a village and former municipality of Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Koewachtenaar
  • Koewachts

References

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