Waalwijk

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • Wolluk (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as walwic in 1200. Compound of either waal (“kolk lake”) or Proto-Germanic *walha (“Romanophone”) and wijk (“village, settlement”). Compare Vijlen, Waalbroek, Wahlwiller, Walem and Walik.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋaːlˌʋɛi̯k/
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  • Hyphenation: Waal‧wijk

Proper noun

Waalwijk n

  1. Waalwijk (a city and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands).
    Synonym: Schoenlapperslaand (Carnival nickname)
    Meronyms: Baardwijk, Besoijen, Oosteind, Sprang-Capelle, Sprangsevaart, Vrijhoeve-Capelle, Waspik, Waspik-Zuid

Derived terms
  • Waalwijker
  • Waalwijks

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