Yerseke

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as gersake in 966. Likely derived from a hydronym of unknown etymology.

See also Zealandic Iese, Yese.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiːr.sə.kə/
• Hyphenation: Yer‧se‧ke

Proper noun

Yerseke n

1. A village and former municipality of Reimerswaal, Zeeland, Netherlands.

   Synonym: Het Zeeuwse Klondike (historical, nickname)

Derived terms

• Yersekenaar
• Yersekes
• Yersekendam

References

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