Vlake

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as ulache in 1204. Substantivised form of Middle Dutch vlac (“smooth, even”), here referring to the smooth surface of the water above a shallow area.

See also Zealandic Vlaeke, Vleêke.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvlaː.kə/
  • Hyphenation: Vla‧ke
  • Rhymes: -aːkə

Proper noun

Vlake n

  1. a hamlet in Reimerswaal, Zeeland, Netherlands

References

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