Kortendijk

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as opten cortendijck in 1468. Compound of kort (“short”) and dijk (“elevated road leading through a humid area”). So named to distinguish the (then) settlement from Langendijk.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈkɔr.tə(n)ˌdɛi̯k/
Hyphenation: Kor‧ten‧dijk

Proper noun edit

Kortendijk n

A neighbourhood of Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN