Zwingelspaan

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Swingel Spaan in 1787. Derived from zwingelspaan (“stick used for beating flax”). The toponym may refer to a former inn or to a hydronym. Compare Spijkerboor.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈzʋɪ.ŋəlˌspaːn/
  • Hyphenation: Zwin‧gel‧spaan

Proper noun

Zwingelspaan n

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

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