Zwijndrecht
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as suindrecht in 1280-1287. Likely a compound of Old Dutch swin (“gully, creek”) and dreht (“ferry, watercourse”) (see -drecht). The first element was gradually reinterpreted to zwijn (“boar”). Compare Barendrecht and Ossendrecht.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Zwijn‧drecht
Proper noun edit
Zwijndrecht n
- A town and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.
- Meronyms: Achter-Lindt, Heerjansdam, Kijfhoek, Kleine-Lindt