Zierikzee

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as siricasha in 1156. Compound of Old Dutch Siric (a personal name) and ā (“body of water, river”) (from Proto-Germanic *ahwō). Compare Elkerzee.

See also Zealandic Zurrikzeê.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌziː.rɪkˈseː/
  • Hyphenation: Zie‧rik‧zee
  • Rhymes: -eː

Proper noun

Zierikzee n

  1. a city and former municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Zierikzeeër
  • Zierikzees
  • Zirkzee

References

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