Monnikendijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as aggerem versus occidentalem partem et australem in 1224. Compound of monnik (“monk”) and dijk (“levee”). The levee after which the settlement is named was constructed by monks from the Ter Does abbey.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmɔ.nɪ.kə(n)ˈdɛi̯k/
• Hyphenation: Mon‧ni‧ken‧dijk
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯k

Proper noun

Monnikendijk n

1. a hamlet in Goes, Zeeland, Netherlands

References

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