Schoordijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Schorik in 1794. Compound of schoor, which has been variously interpreted as "shore", "small bridge" or "ploughland" and dijk (“levee”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsxoːr.dɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Schoor‧dijk

Proper noun

Schoordijk n

  1. A hamlet in Cranendonck, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

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