Hoornsedijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as an den Hoernsschen Dyck in 1580. Compound of the toponym Den Hoorn (for which see Corpus den Hoorn) and dijk (“elevated road”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦoːrn.səˌdɛi̯k/
• Hyphenation: Hoorn‧se‧dijk

Proper noun

Hoornsedijk n

1. a hamlet in Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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