Zuuk

Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as groot en klein zwtwike in 1390, attested with certainty as Zueck in 1526. Contraction of a compound of zuid (“south, southern”) and wijk (“settlement, village”). Compare Middelijk, Noordijk, Oostenrijk, Schadijk, Westrik, De Zoeke and Zoeke.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /zyːk/
Hyphenation: Zuuk
Rhymes: -yːk

Proper noun

Zuuk n

A hamlet in Epe, Gelderland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

van Zuuk

References

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