Yerseke

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as gersake in 966. Likely derived from a hydronym of unknown etymology.

See also Zealandic Iese, Yese.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈiːr.sə.kə/
Hyphenation: Yer‧se‧ke

Proper noun

Yerseke n

A village and former municipality of Reimerswaal, Zeeland, Netherlands.
Synonym: Het Zeeuwse Klondike (historical, nickname)

Derived terms

Yersekenaar
Yersekes
Yersekendam

References

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “Yerseke”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

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