Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested as Kaaskens Water in 1839-1859. Compound of a diminutive form of kaas (cheese) and water (water, watercourse). Originally a hydronym.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaːs.kənsˌʋaː.tər/
  • Hyphenation: Kaas‧kens‧wa‧ter

Proper noun edit

Kaaskenswater n

  1. A neighbourhood of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References edit

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