Kloosterdijk

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Kloosterdijk in 1899. Compound of klooster (“monastery”) and dijk (“levee”). The area where the current settlement is located was formerly owned by the Cistercian abbey at Sibculo.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌkloːs.tərˈdɛi̯k/
Hyphenation: Kloos‧ter‧dijk
Rhymes: -ɛi̯k

Proper noun edit

Kloosterdijk n

A hamlet in Hardenberg, Overijssel, Netherlands.

References edit

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