Rugdijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as die rugdijck in 1419. Compound of Middle Dutch rug (“brushwood, wasteland”) and dijk (“levee”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrʏx.dɛi̯k/
• Hyphenation: Rug‧dijk

Proper noun

Rugdijk n

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

References

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