Reedijk

Dutch

Etymology

• (Zeeland) Attested as Reedijk in 1936. Compound of dialectal ree (“boundary line, border”) and dijk (“levee”).
• (Zuid-Holland) Attested as Jan Hendriks Reedijck in 1631. Compound of dialectal ree (“boundary line, border”) and dijk (“levee”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈreː.dɛi̯k/
• Hyphenation: Ree‧dijk

Proper noun

Reedijk n

1. a hamlet in Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands
2. a hamlet in Hoeksche Waard, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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