Kijkuit

Dutch

Etymology

• (Noord-Brabant) Attested as De Kykuit in 1838-1857. Compound of the imperative form of kijken (“watch, look”) and uit (“out”), here used as a synonym of uitkijk (“crow's nest, look-out”).
• (Zeeland) Attested as Kijkuit in 1747. Compound of the imperative form of kijken (“watch, look”) and uit (“out”), here used as a synonym of uitkijk (“crow's nest, look-out”). Named after a former sconce.

Compare Kopaf, De Omval, Pasop, Rolaf and Valom. See also Zealandic Kiekuut.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛi̯.kœy̯t/
• Hyphenation: Kijk‧uit

Proper noun

Kijkuit n

1. a hamlet in Bergen op Zoom, North Brabant, Netherlands
2. a hamlet in Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands

References

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