Ulfterhoek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Ulsterhoek in 1835. Compound of Ulft (a surname) and hoek (“isolated place”). Compare Ulft and Ulvenhout.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌʏlf.tərˈɦuk/
  • Hyphenation: Ulf‧ter‧hoek
  • Rhymes: -uk

Proper noun

Ulfterhoek n

  1. a hamlet in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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