Scheldevaartshoek

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Schelfhoutshoek in 1838-1857. Compound of Schelfhout (a surname) and hoek (“corner, bend”). The first element was gradually reinterpreted into a hydronym.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌsxɛl.dəˌvaːrtsˈɦuk/
  • Hyphenation: Schel‧de‧vaarts‧hoek
  • Rhymes: -uk

Proper noun

Scheldevaartshoek n

  1. a hamlet in Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands

References

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