Monnikendijk

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as aggerem versus occidentalem partem et australem in 1224. Compound of monnik (“monk”) and dijk (“levee”). The levee after which the settlement is named was constructed by monks from the Ter Does abbey.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌmɔ.nɪ.kə(n)ˈdɛi̯k/
Hyphenation: Mon‧ni‧ken‧dijk
Rhymes: -ɛi̯k

Proper noun edit

Monnikendijk n

A hamlet in Goes, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References edit

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