Klijndijk
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First attested as Klijndijk in 1899. Compound of Klijn (“a surname”) and dijk (“levee”). The settlement is named after entrepreneur Jasper Klijn (1810-1858).
See also Dutch Low Saxon Klijndiek.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈklɛi̯n.dɛi̯k/
- Hyphenation: Klijn‧dijk
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯ndɛi̯k
Proper noun[edit]
Klijndijk n
- A village in Borger-Odoorn, Drenthe, Netherlands.
References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN