De Donk

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Zuid-Holland) First attested as totter donck toe in 1383. Derived from Middle Dutch donc (“sandy hill protruding above a marsh”).
  • (Noord-Brabant) Derived from donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”). The names of the neighbourhood's streets all contain the element donk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /də ˈdɔŋk/
  • Hyphenation: De Donk
  • Rhymes: -ɔŋk

Proper noun

De Donk n

  1. a hamlet in Molenlanden, South Holland, Netherlands
  2. a neighbourhood of 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “de donk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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