Cuijk
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Kuuk (dialect spelling)
Etymology
First attested as Ceuclum around 365. Potentially derived from Proto-Indo-European *geug- (“bend, curve”), here referring to a bend in the Meuse. A competing hypothesis proposes an interpretation of the toponym as a Celtic or Latin name suffixed with Gallo-Roman Latin -acum. Compare Blerick, Bunnik, Geverik, Lopik, Maurik, Mook, Niftrik, Odijk, Varik, Woezik and Fellerich.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kœy̯k/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Cuijk
- Rhymes: -œy̯k
Proper noun
Cuijk n
- A large village and former municipality of Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Cuijkenaar
- Cuijks
- Land van Cuijk
- Cuijk en Sint Agatha
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN