Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as merkerke in 1266. Compound of Middle Dutch mere (lake) and kerk (church).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈmeːr.kɛrk/
  • Hyphenation: Meer‧kerk

Proper noun edit

Meerkerk n

  1. A village and former municipality of Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “meerkerk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN