Visdonk
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Viezdonk (dialect form)
Etymology
First attested as Visdonck in 1665. Compound of Middle Dutch visse (“polecat, Mustela putorius”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”). Compare Visberg.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɪs.dɔŋk/
- Hyphenation: Vis‧donk
Proper noun
Visdonk n
- A hamlet in Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN