Spoordonk
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Spórreng (dialect form), Sporring (dialect form), Sporrink (dialect form)
Etymology
First attested as spoerdonck in 1312. Compound of spoor (“trail, way”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspoːr.dɔŋk/
- Hyphenation: Spoor‧donk
Proper noun
Spoordonk n
- A village in Oirschot, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Olliedonk (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms
- Spoordonkenaar
- Spoordonks
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN