Schoordijk

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Schorik in 1794. Compound of schoor, which has been variously interpreted as "shore", "small bridge" or "ploughland" and dijk (“levee”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈsxoːr.dɛi̯k/
Hyphenation: Schoor‧dijk

Proper noun edit

Schoordijk n

A hamlet in Cranendonck, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

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