Dutch edit

Etymology edit

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

See also Zealandic Koukerke.

Pronunciation edit

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

Proper noun edit

Koudekerke n

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

Derived terms edit

References edit

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