De Kolk

Dutch

Etymology

• (Drenthe) Attested as KOLK (DE) in 1845. Derived from kolk (“canalised or excavated watercourse with locks”).
• (Friesland) Borrowed from West Frisian De Kolk, derived from kolk (“place where drainage water gathers next to a mill”).
• (Noord-Holland) Derived from kolk (“kolk lake”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /də ˈkɔlk/
• Hyphenation: De Kolk
• Rhymes: -ɔlk

Proper noun

De Kolk n

1. A hamlet in Meppel, Drenthe, Netherlands.
2. A hamlet in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.
3. A hamlet in Opmeer, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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