Nieuwe Dijk
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as nuwedijke in 1424. Derived from nieuw (“new”) and dijk (“levee”). Named after a levee located close to the settlement.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈniu̯.ə ˈdɛi̯k/
- Hyphenation: Nieuwe Dijk
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯k
Proper noun
Nieuwe Dijk n
- A hamlet in Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN