Serooskerke

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Schouwen-Duiveland) First attested as Ecclesia Alardi in 1395-1396. Compound of a contracted version of des heer (“of the lord”), Old Dutch Alard (a personal name) and kerk (“church”). See also Zealandic Sêêskaarke, Sêêskerke, Seêskerke.
  • (Veere) First attested as alerdeskirkam, alerdeskirke and alerdeskyrken between the end of the 12th century and 1207. Compound of a contracted version of des heer (“of the lord”), Old Dutch Alard (a personal name) and kerk (“church”). See also Zealandic Stroôskerke.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈseː.roːsˌkɛr.kə/
  • Hyphenation: Se‧roos‧ker‧ke

Proper noun

Serooskerke n

  1. a village and former municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands
  2. a village and former municipality of Veere, Zeeland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Serooskerkenaar
  • Serooskerkes

References

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