Sint-Maartensdijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as agger Sancti Martini in 1281. Compound of the name of Saint Martin of Tours and dijk (“levee”).

See also Zealandic Smerdiek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsɪnt ˌmaːr.tənsˈdɛi̯k/
• Hyphenation: Sint-‧Maar‧tens‧dijk
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯k

Proper noun

Sint-Maartensdijk n

1. A city and former municipality of Tholen, Zeeland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Sint-Maartensdijker
• Sint-Maartensdijks

References

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