Koudekerke
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as coldekirca in 1181-1210. Compound of Old Dutch cold (“cold, in disuse, abandoned”) and kirca (“church”).
See also Zealandic Koukerke.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑu̯.dəˌkɛr.kə/
- Hyphenation: Kou‧de‧ker‧ke
Proper noun
Koudekerke n
- A village and former municipality of Veere, Zeeland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Koudekerkenaar
- Koudekerks
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “koudekerke”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN