Ellewoutsdijk
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as elewoldesdike in 1216. Compound of Middle Dutch Elewold (“a personal name”) and dijk (“levee”).
See also Zealandic Ellesdiek.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɛ.lə.ʋɑu̯tsˈdɛi̯k/
- Hyphenation: El‧le‧wouts‧dijk
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯k
Proper noun
Ellewoutsdijk n
- A village and former municipality of Borsele, Zeeland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Ellewoutsdijker
- Ellewoutsdijks
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “ellewoutsdijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN