Waalwijk

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Waalwijk.

Proper noun

Waalwijk

  1. A city and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.

Translations

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Wolluk (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as walwic in 1200. Compound of either waal (“kolk lake”) or Proto-Germanic *walha (“Romanophone”) and wijk (“village, settlement”). Compare Vijlen, Waalbroek, Wahlwiller, Walem and Walik.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋaːlˌʋɛi̯k/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Waal‧wijk

Proper noun

Waalwijk n

  1. Waalwijk (a city and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands)
    Synonym: Schoenlapperslaand (Carnival nickname)
    Meronyms: Baardwijk, Besoijen, Oosteind, Sprang-Capelle, Sprangsevaart, Vrijhoeve-Capelle, Waspik, Waspik-Zuid

Derived terms

  • Waalwijker
  • Waalwijks

References

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