Wissenkerke

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as wiscenkerke in 1230. Compound of Middle Dutch Wisce (“a personal name”) and kerk (“church”).

See also Zealandic Wissekaerke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌʋɪ.sə(n)ˈkɛr.kə/
• Hyphenation: Wis‧sen‧ker‧ke
• Rhymes: -ɛrkə

Proper noun

Wissenkerke n

1. A village and former municipality of Noord-Beveland, Zeeland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Wissenkerkenaar
• Wissenkerks
• Wiskerke, Wissekerke

References

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