Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as EEKWERDERTIL in 1851. Compound of the toponym Eekwerd and draai (swing bridge).

See also Dutch Low Saxon Aikwerderdraai.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌeːk.ʋər.dərˈdraːi̯/
  • Hyphenation: Eek‧wer‧der‧draai
  • Rhymes: -aːi̯

Proper noun edit

Eekwerderdraai n

  1. A hamlet in Eemsdelta, Groningen, Netherlands.

References edit

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