Oudebildtzijl

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as niuwe zijl in 1570. Compound of oud (“old”), the toponym Biltdijk (a levee) and zijl (“discharge sluice”). The element oud was added to distinguish the settlement from Nieuwebildtzijl.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɑu̯.dəˌbɪltˈzɛi̯l/
  • Hyphenation: Ou‧de‧bildt‧zijl
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯l

Proper noun

Oudebildtzijl n

  1. a village in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.