Zuurdijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as suterdicke in the 13th century. Compound of a contracted form of zuider (“southern, south-”) and dijk (“levee”).

See also Dutch Low Saxon Zoerdiek.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈzyːr.dɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Zuur‧dijk

Proper noun

Zuurdijk n

  1. A village in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.

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