De Schenge
Dutch
Etymology
Attested as De Schengen in 1838-1857. Derived from an ancient hydronym, which may in turn derive from Proto-Indo-European *kengh (“bent, sideways”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /də ˈsxɛ.ŋə/
- Hyphenation: De Schen‧ge
- Rhymes: -ɛŋə
Proper noun
De Schenge n
- A neighbourhood of Goes, Zeeland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “de schenge”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN