Helmerhoek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as tot helmyng in 1456. Compound of Middle Dutch Helm (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and hoek (“isolated place, sector”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɛl.mərˌɦuk/
  • Hyphenation: Hel‧mer‧hoek

Proper noun

Helmerhoek n

  1. A neighbourhood of Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands.

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