Rugdijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as die rugdijck in 1419. Compound of Middle Dutch rug (“brushwood, wasteland”) and dijk (“levee”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrʏx.dɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Rug‧dijk

Proper noun

Rugdijk n

  1. a hamlet in Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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