Achterdijk
Dutch
Etymology
- (Noord-Brabant) Attested as Achterdijk in 1899. Derived from achterdijk (“inland levee”).
- (Utrecht) Attested as Achter-Dijk in 1869. Derived from achterdijk (“inland levee”). Named after a nearby levee.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑx.tərˌdɛi̯k/
- Hyphenation: Ach‧ter‧dijk
Proper noun
Achterdijk n
- A hamlet in Moerdijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “achterdijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN