's-Heer Abtskerke

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as verscvliet in 1197-1212. Compound of heer (“lord”), abt (“abbot”) and kerk (“church”). The abbot in question was the abbot of the Westmonster Monastery in Middelburg.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌsɦeːr ˈɑptsˌkɛr.kə/
Hyphenation: 's-Heer Abts‧ker‧ke
Rhymes: -ɑptskɛrkə

Proper noun edit

's-Heer Abts kerke n

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

Derived terms edit

's-Heer Abtskerks

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “s-heer abtskerke”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN