Sponturfwijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Sponturfwijk in 1840. Compound of sponturf (“high-quality turf”) and wijk (“secondary canal in a turf extraction area”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspɔn.tʏrfˌʋɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Spon‧turf‧wijk

Proper noun

Sponturfwijk n

  1. a hamlet in Hardenberg, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

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