Blitterswijck

Dutch

Alternative forms

Blitterswik (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as blitterswijck in 1242. Compound of Middle Dutch Blicter (“a personal name”) and wijk (“village, settlement”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌblɪ.tərsˈʋɛi̯k/
Hyphenation: Blit‧ters‧wijck
Rhymes: -ɛi̯k

Proper noun

Blitterswijck n

A village in Venray, Limburg, Netherlands.

Derived terms

Blitterswijcker
Blitterswijcks

References

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

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