's-Heerenhoek

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as 'S Heerenhoek around 1750. Compound of heer (“lord”) and hoek (“corner”). Named after the lords of 's-Heer Arendskerke.

See also Zealandic Seêrenoek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsɦeː.rə(n)ˈɦuk/
• Hyphenation: 's-‧Hee‧ren‧hoek
• Rhymes: -uk

Proper noun

's-Heerenhoek n

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

   Synonym: Paerehat (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

• 's-Heerenhoeker
• 's-Heerenhoeks

References

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