Hoekske

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested as Hoekske in 1936. Derived from a diminutive form of hoek (“corner”). The settlement was named for its location in a corner of the Moerdijk Polder.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɦuks.kə/
Hyphenation: Hoek‧ske
Rhymes: -ukskə

Proper noun edit

Hoekske n

A hamlet in Moerdijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

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