Lopik

See also: löpik

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Lopik.

Proper noun

Lopik

  1. A village and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands.

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as lobica in 1130-1161. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from a personal name suffixed with the Latin -acum suffix or from an unknown term suffixed with the Proto-Germanic *ikja- suffix. Not derived from a compound of lo (“light forest”) and beek (“brook, stream”).

Compare Blerick, Bunnik, Cuijk, Geverik, Maurik, Mook, Niftrik, Odijk, Varik, Woezik and Fellerich.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈloː.pɪk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Lo‧pik

Proper noun

Lopik n

  1. a village and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands
    Meronyms: Benschop, Cabauw, Graaf, Jaarsveld, Lopikerkapel, Polsbroek, Polsbroekerdam, Uitweg, Willige Langerak, Zevender

Derived terms

References

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