Stoppeldijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as stopeldic and stoupedich in 1227. Compound of Middle Dutch stoppel (“stalk, twig”) and dijk (“levee”). Compare Spierdijk.

The village was gradually absorbed into Vogelwaarde.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɔ.pəlˌdɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Stop‧pel‧dijk
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯k

Proper noun

Stoppeldijk n

  1. a former village and former municipality of Zeeland, Netherlands

Derived terms

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