Scheldevaartshoek

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Dutch

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Etymology

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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

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

Proper noun

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Scheldevaartshoek n

  1. A hamlet in Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands

References

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