Koudekerke

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as coldekirca in 1181-1210. Compound of Old Dutch cold (“cold, in disuse, abandoned”) and kirca (“church”).

See also Zealandic Koukerke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑu̯.dəˌkɛr.kə/
• Hyphenation: Kou‧de‧ker‧ke

Proper noun

Koudekerke n

1. A village and former municipality of Veere, Zeeland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Koudekerkenaar
• Koudekerks

References

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