Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested as Groote kreek in 1866. Derived from groot (great, big) and kreek (creek). Originally a hydronym.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌɣroː.tə ˈkreːk/
  • Hyphenation: Groo‧te Kreek
  • Rhymes: -eːk

Proper noun edit

Groote Kreek n

  1. A neighbourhood of Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References edit

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “grote kreek”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN