's-Heer Abtskerke

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as verscvliet in 1197-1212. Compound of heer (“lord”), abt (“abbot”) and kerk (“church”). The abbot in question was the abbot of the Westmonster Monastery in Middelburg.

See also Zealandic Schrabbekerke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsɦeːr ˈɑptsˌkɛr.kə/
• Hyphenation: 's-Heer Abts‧ker‧ke
• Rhymes: -ɑptskɛrkə

Proper noun

's-Heer Abtskerke n

1. A village and former municipality of Borsele, Zeeland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• 's-Heer Abtskerks

References

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