Kort Ambacht

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as kort-ambacht in 1430. Derived from Middle Dutch cort (“short”) and ambacht (“type of fiefdom”). Named after a former fiefdom.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Kort Am‧bacht

Proper noun

Kort Ambacht n

1. A neighbourhood of Zwijndrecht, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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