Krabbendijke

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as crabbendic in 1187. Derived from the engineering term krabbendijk (“sea defence consisting of wooden poles located in front of the main levee”). Compare Krabbendam.

See also Zealandic Krabbendieke, Krabb'ndieke.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌkrɑ.bə(n)ˈdɛi̯.kə/
Hyphenation: Krab‧ben‧dij‧ke
Rhymes: -ɛi̯kə

Proper noun edit

Krabbendijke n

A village and former municipality of Reimerswaal, Zeeland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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