Reedijk

Dutch

Etymology
  • (Zeeland) Attested as Reedijk in 1936. Compound of dialectal ree (“boundary line, border”) and dijk (“levee”).
  • (Zuid-Holland) Attested as Jan Hendriks Reedijck in 1631. Compound of dialectal ree (“boundary line, border”) and dijk (“levee”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈreː.dɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Ree‧dijk

Proper noun

Reedijk n

  1. A hamlet in Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands.
  2. A hamlet in Hoeksche Waard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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