dijk

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch dijc, from Old Dutch *dīk, from Proto-Germanic *dīkaz (compare German Teich and Deich, West Frisian dyk, English ditch, Icelandic díki), from Proto-Indo-European *dheigʷ. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛi̯k/

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• Hyphenation: dijk
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯k

Noun

dijk m (plural dijken, diminutive dijkje n)

1. dike, levee

Synonyms

• (dike): wal

Coordinate terms

• dam

Derived terms

• Afsluitdijk
• dijkbewaking
• dijker
• dijkgraaf
• dijkleger
• dijkramp
• dijkschouw
• dijkwacht
• moerdijk
• ringdijk
• rivierdijk
• zeedijk
• zoden aan de dijk zetten