Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as spike in 1436. Compound of Middle Dutch spike (headland, spit) and dorp (village, settlement).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈspɛi̯k.dɔrp/
  • Hyphenation: Spijk‧dorp

Proper noun edit

Spijkdorp n

  1. A hamlet in Texel, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

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