Dutch

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Etymology

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Attested as ROELSHOEK in 1847. Compound of Roel (a personal name) and hoek (corner).

See also Zealandic Roels'oek.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈruls.ɦuk/
  • Hyphenation: Roels‧hoek

Proper noun

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Roelshoek n

  1. A hamlet in Reimerswaal, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References

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