Zuuk

Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as groot en klein zwtwike in 1390, attested with certainty as Zueck in 1526. Contraction of a compound of zuid (“south, southern”) and wijk (“settlement, village”). Compare Middelijk, Noordijk, Oostenrijk, Schadijk, Westrik, De Zoeke and Zoeke.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zyːk/
  • Hyphenation: Zuuk
  • Rhymes: -yːk

Proper noun

Zuuk n

  1. A hamlet in Epe, Gelderland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • van Zuuk

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