Etymology
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- (Zuid-Holland) First attested as totter donck toe in 1383. Derived from Middle Dutch donc (“sandy hill protruding above a marsh”).
- (Noord-Brabant) Derived from donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”). The names of the neighbourhood's streets all contain the element donk.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /də ˈdɔŋk/
- Hyphenation: De Donk
- Rhymes: -ɔŋk
Proper noun
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De Donk n
- A hamlet in Molenlanden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
- A neighbourhood of 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References
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- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “de donk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN