Bergeijk

Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

Bérgààjk (dialect spelling)

Etymology edit

First attested as echa in 1137. Derived from a compound of berg (“hill, elevated place”) and Old Dutch eka (“oak, Quercus sp.”), from Proto-West Germanic *aik.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /bɛrˈɣɛi̯k/
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Hyphenation: Berg‧eijk
Rhymes: -ɛi̯k

Proper noun edit

Bergeijk n

A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.
Synonym: Teutengat (Carnival nickname)

Meronyms: Berkt, Boshoven, Boscheind, Braambosch, Broekhoven, De Aa, De Rund, Eind, Heiereind, Hooge Berkt, Lage Berkt, Loo, Loveren, Luyksgestel, Muggenhool, Riethoven, Rijt, Sengelsbroek, Spaanrijt, Voort, Walik, Weebosch, Westerhoven, Witrijt

Derived terms edit

References edit

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