Reek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as opden Reyck in 1510. Derived from Middle Dutch reke (“strip of land”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reːk/
• Hyphenation: Reek
• Rhymes: -eːk
• Homophone: reek

Proper noun

Reek n

1. a village and former municipality of Maashorst, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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