Hordijkerveld
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Attested as hordijk in 1446. Compound of the toponym Hordijk (potentially derived from a compound of Middle Dutch horn (“corner, sharp bend”) and dyc (“levee”) or, alternatively, from *hordendijk (“levee reinforced with osier screens”)) and veld (“field”). Hordijk was an independent hamlet before being absorbed by Rotterdam.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: Hor‧dij‧ker‧veld
Proper noun[edit]
Hordijkerveld n
- A neighbourhood of Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.