Kattendijke

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as cattindic in 1214. Compound of kat and dijk (“levee”). The element kat is difficult to interpret; it may derive from Middle Dutch katte (“earthen mound supported by beams and poles”) or be used in a metaphorical sense to refer to the poor quality of the levee. Compare Cadzand.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌkɑ.tə(n)ˈdɛi̯.kə/
Hyphenation: Kat‧ten‧dij‧ke
Rhymes: -ɛi̯kə

Proper noun edit

Kattendijke n

A village and former municipality of Goes, Zeeland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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