Spoordonk

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • Spórreng (dialect form), Sporring (dialect form), Sporrink (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as spoerdonck in 1312. Compound of spoor (“trail, way”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈspoːr.dɔŋk/
  • Hyphenation: Spoor‧donk

Proper noun

Spoordonk n

  1. A village in Oirschot, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
    Synonym: Olliedonk (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms
  • Spoordonkenaar
  • Spoordonks

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