Zwingelspaan

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Swingel Spaan in 1787. Derived from zwingelspaan (“stick used for beating flax”). The toponym may refer to a former inn or to a hydronym. Compare Spijkerboor.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈzʋɪ.ŋəlˌspaːn/
Hyphenation: Zwin‧gel‧spaan

Proper noun edit

Zwingelspaan n

A hamlet in Moerdijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

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