Hengstdijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as hencsdic in 1161. Compound of Old Dutch Henge (a personal name) and dijk (“levee”). The first element is not hengst (“stallion”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɛŋst.dɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Hengst‧dijk

Proper noun

Hengstdijk n

  1. a village and former municipality of Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Hengstdijker
  • Hengstdijks

References

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