Scharendijke

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as schaerdendijke in 1487. Compound of Middle Dutch schaerde (“tear, deep gully”) and dijk (“levee”).

See also Zealandic Schaerendieke.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌsxaː.rə(n)ˈdɛi̯.kə/
  • Hyphenation: Scha‧ren‧dij‧ke
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯kə

Proper noun

Scharendijke n

  1. a village in Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Scharendijkenaar
  • Scharendijks

References

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