IJzendijke

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as isendica in 1127. Compound of Old Dutch Iso (“a personal name”) and dijk (“levee”).

See also Zealandic Iezendieke, Izendieke.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌɛi̯.zə(n)ˈdɛi̯.kə/
  • Hyphenation: IJ‧zen‧dij‧ke
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯kə

Proper noun

IJzendijke n

  1. A city and former municipality of Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands.
    Synonym: Petit Paris (nickname)

Derived terms
  • IJzendijker
  • IJzendijks

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