Etymology
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Attested as Roonhoeck around 1660. Compound of rood (“red”) and hoek (“corner”). Likely named after the colour of the material used to build the first houses.
See also Zealandic Rwòienoek.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˈroː.də(n)ˌɦuk/
- Hyphenation: Roo‧den‧hoek
Proper noun
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Roodenhoek n
- A hamlet in Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands.
References
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- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “roodenhoek”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
