Kortendijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as opten cortendijck in 1468. Compound of kort (“short”) and dijk (“elevated road leading through a humid area”). So named to distinguish the (then) settlement from Langendijk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔr.tə(n)ˌdɛi̯k/
• Hyphenation: Kor‧ten‧dijk

Proper noun

Kortendijk n

1. a neighbourhood of Roosendaal, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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