Maaskantje
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- Mòskèntje (dialect form)
Etymology edit
First attested as het Maaskantje in 1750. Likely a compound of Middle Dutch mase (“mud, sludge”) and kant (“side, edge”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Maaskantje n
- A village in Sint-Michielsgestel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Krabberdonk (Carnival nickname)
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN