Quirijnstok
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as bij sunte quirijnstock in 1518. Compound of Quirijn (“a personal name”) and dialectal stok (“poor box, small chapel”). Named after Saint Quirinus of Neuss.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʋiˈrɛi̯n.stɔk/
- Hyphenation: Qui‧rijn‧stok
Proper noun
Quirijnstok n
- A hamlet in Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN