Moerdijk
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as Moerdijck in 1573. Derived from moerdijk (“levee constructed in a peat extraction area so that salt could be extracted from the turf”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editMoerdijk m
- Moerdijk (a village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands).
- Synonym: Spieringkruiersdurp (Carnival nickname)
- Meronyms: Achterdijk, Barlaque, Bovensluis, Drie Hoefijzers, Driehoek, Fijnaart, Heijningen, Helwijk, Hoekske, Kade, Klundert, Kreek, Kwartier, Langeweg, Lochtenburg, Nieuwemolen, Noordhoek, Noordschans, Oranjeoord, Oudemolen, Pelikaan, Roodevaart, Stadse Dijk, Standdaarbuiten, Strooiendorp, Tonnekreek, Willemstad, Zevenbergen, Zevenbergschen Hoek, Zevenhuizen, Zwingelspaan
- (informal, by extension) part of the Hollands Diep at the village of Moerdijk.
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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