Wiktionary

Stoppeldijk

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as stopeldic and stoupedich in 1227. Compound of Middle Dutch stoppel (“stalk, twig”) and dijk (“levee”). Compare Spierdijk.

The village was gradually absorbed into Vogelwaarde.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɔ.pəlˌdɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Stop‧pel‧dijk
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯k

Proper noun edit

Stoppeldijk n

  1. A former village and former municipality of Zeeland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

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