Molembaix

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as 't Hof Molenbay around 1750. Derived from the Belgian French toponym Molenbaix. The hamlet was formerly owned by the Van Lannoy family, which also owned the settlement's Belgian namesake.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmoː.ləmˌbaːi̯/
  • Hyphenation: Mo‧lem‧baix

Proper noun

Molembaix n

  1. a hamlet in Veere, Zeeland, Netherlands

References

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