Reedijk
Dutch
Etymology
- (Zeeland) Attested as Reedijk in 1936. Compound of dialectal ree (“boundary line, border”) and dijk (“levee”).
- (Zuid-Holland) Attested as Jan Hendriks Reedijck in 1631. Compound of dialectal ree (“boundary line, border”) and dijk (“levee”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈreː.dɛi̯k/
- Hyphenation: Ree‧dijk
Proper noun
Reedijk n
- A hamlet in Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Hoeksche Waard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “reedijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN