Marsdijk

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Marsdijk in 1898. Compound of a variant of meers (“land next to water, pasture”) and dijk (“levee, elevated road”). Named after a nearby road.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑrs.dɛi̯k/
• Hyphenation: Mars‧dijk

Proper noun

Marsdijk n

1. a neighbourhood of Assen, Drenthe, Netherlands

References

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