Molenwijk

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Noord-Brabant) Attested as in het Molenwijk in 1818. Compound of molen (“mill”) and wijk (“village, settlement”).
  • (Amsterdam) Compound of molen (“mill”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”).
  • (Dijk en Waard) Compound of molen (“mill”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”).
  • (Haarlem) Compound of molen (“mill”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”).
  • (Zuid-Holland) Compound of molen (“mill”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmoː.lə(n)ˌʋɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Mo‧len‧wijk

Proper noun

Molenwijk n

  1. a hamlet in Boekel, North Brabant, Netherlands
  2. a neighbourhood of Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
  3. a neighbourhood of Dijk en Waard, North Holland, Netherlands
  4. a neighbourhood of Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands
  5. a neighbourhoods of Katwijk, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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