Spoordonk

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Spórreng (dialect form), Sporring (dialect form), Sporrink (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as spoerdonck in 1312. Compound of spoor (“trail, way”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspoːr.dɔŋk/
• Hyphenation: Spoor‧donk

Proper noun

Spoordonk n

1. A village in Oirschot, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

   Synonym: Olliedonk (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

• Spoordonkenaar
• Spoordonks

References

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