Scheldevaartshoek

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Schelfhoutshoek in 1838-1857. Compound of Schelfhout (“a surname”) and hoek (“corner, bend”). The first element was gradually reinterpreted into a hydronym.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsxɛl.dəˌvaːrtsˈɦuk/
• Hyphenation: Schel‧de‧vaarts‧hoek
• Rhymes: -uk

Proper noun

Scheldevaartshoek n

1. A hamlet in Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References

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