Tuikwerd

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as tukawerth in the 13th century. Compound of Old Frisian *Tuka (“a personal name”) and werth (“terp, artificial mound used for habitation”). Formerly an independent village.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈtœy̯k.ʋərt/
Hyphenation: Tuik‧werd

Proper noun edit

Tuikwerd n

A neighbourhood of Eemsdelta, Groningen, Netherlands.

References edit

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