Keizerrijk

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Keizerrijk in 1899. Derived from keizerrijk (“empire”). Perhaps a pun built around Keizer (a surname) and rijk (“realm”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛi̯.zərˌrɛi̯k/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Kei‧zer‧rijk
  • Homophone: keizerrijk

Proper noun

Keizerrijk n

  1. a hamlet in Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands

References

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