Maaskantje

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Mòskèntje (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as het Maaskantje in 1750. Likely a compound of Middle Dutch mase (“mud, sludge”) and kant (“side, edge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaːsˌkɑn.tjə/
• Hyphenation: Maas‧kan‧tje

Proper noun

Maaskantje n

1. A village in Sint-Michielsgestel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

   Synonym: Krabberdonk (Carnival nickname)

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN