't Sempke

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Sempke in 1841. Potentially derived from dialectal sompke (“small trench-shaped pool in a marsh”) or semp (“charlock mustard, (Rhamphospermum arvense, syns. Sinapis arvensis, etc.)”). Originally the name of a duck decoy.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ət ˈsɛmp.kə/
Hyphenation: 't Semp‧ke
Rhymes: -ɛmpkə

Proper noun

't Sempke n

A neighbourhood of Heusden, North Brabant, Netherlands.

References

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