Molenwijk
Dutch
Etymology
- (Noord-Brabant) Attested as in het Molenwijk in 1818. Compound of molen (“mill”) and wijk (“village, settlement”).
- (Amsterdam) Compound of molen (“mill”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”).
- (Dijk en Waard) Compound of molen (“mill”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”).
- (Haarlem) Compound of molen (“mill”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”).
- (Zuid-Holland) Compound of molen (“mill”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmoː.lə(n)ˌʋɛi̯k/
- Hyphenation: Mo‧len‧wijk
Proper noun
Molenwijk n
- A hamlet in Boekel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- A neighbourhood of Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- A neighbourhood of Dijk en Waard, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- A neighbourhood of Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- A neighbourhoods of Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “molenwijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN