Roodenhoek

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Roonhoeck around 1660. Compound of rood (“red”) and hoek (“corner”). Likely named after the colour of the material used to build the first houses.

See also Zealandic Rwòienoek.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈroː.də(n)ˌɦuk/
  • Hyphenation: Roo‧den‧hoek

Proper noun

Roodenhoek n

  1. A hamlet in Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands.

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