Kinderdijk

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as den Kinderdijck in 1573-1576. Equivalent to kind +‎ -er- +‎ dijk. The settlement was named for a levee constructed by the children of the lord of Giessen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɪn.dərˌdɛi̯k/
• Hyphenation: Kin‧der‧dijk

Proper noun

Kinderdijk n

1. a village in Molenlanden, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Kinderdijker
• Kinderdijks

References

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