Wiktionary

Leihoek

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested as Leihoek in 1839-1859. Compound of the toponym Leie (derived from lei (“wet peat bog, swampy flooded land”)) and hoek (“corner”).

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: Lei‧hoek

Proper noun edit

Leihoek n

  1. A hamlet in Schagen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

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