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Etymology

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First attested as kiricwereve in the first half of the 11th century. Compound of kerk (church) and werf (artificial hill for habitation).

See also Zealandic Kaerkwaerve, Kaarkwaarve.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɛrkˈʋɛr.və/
  • Hyphenation: Kerk‧wer‧ve
  • Rhymes: -ɛrvə

Proper noun

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Kerkwerve n

  1. A village and former municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands

Derived terms

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References

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