Groote Kreek

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Groote kreek in 1866. Derived from groot (“great, big”) and kreek (“creek”). Originally a hydronym.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɣroː.tə ˈkreːk/
• Hyphenation: Groo‧te Kreek
• Rhymes: -eːk

Proper noun

Groote Kreek n

1. A neighbourhood of Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References

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