Heesakker

Dutch

Etymology
  • (Belgium) Compound of hees (“brushwood”) and akker (“farmland”).
  • (Oisterwijk) First attested as heesacker in 1419. Compound of hees (“brushwood”) and akker (“farmland”).
  • (Cranendonck) First attested as hesackre in 1307. Compound of hees (“brushwood”) and akker (“farmland”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɦeːs.ɑ.kər/
  • Hyphenation: Hees‧ak‧ker

Proper noun

Heesakker n

  1. A hamlet in Pelt, Belgium.
  2. A hamlet in Oisterwijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
  3. A neighbourhood of Cranendonck, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

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