Zierikzee

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as siricasha in 1156. Compound of Old Dutch Siric (“a personal name”) and *aha (“body of water, river”). Compare Elkerzee.

See also Zealandic Zurrikzeê.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌziː.rɪkˈseː/
• Hyphenation: Zie‧rik‧zee
• Rhymes: -eː

Proper noun

Zierikzee n

1. A city and former municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Zierikzeeër
• Zierikzees
• Zirkzee

References

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