Ooyerhoek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as ter oiie in 1305. Compound of ooi (land next to a current) and hoek (sharp bend). The modern name is derived from the name of a polder located near a former settlement named Ooy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌoːi̯.ərˈɦuk/
  • Hyphenation: Ooy‧er‧hoek
  • Rhymes: -uk

Proper noun

Ooyerhoek n

  1. a neighborhood of Zutphen, Gelderland, Netherlands

References

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