Niemeskant

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Niemeskant in 1815. Compound of niemand (“nobody, no-one”) and kant (“side, edge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈni.məsˌkɑnt/
• Hyphenation: Nie‧mes‧kant

Proper noun

Niemeskant n

1. A hamlet in Maashorst, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN