De Tike

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Teeckeveen in 1541. Borrowed from West Frisian De Tike, presumably derived in turn from tieke (“tick, Ixodida sp.”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /də ˈti.kə/
• Hyphenation: De Ti‧ke
• Rhymes: -ikə

Proper noun

De Tike n

1. A village in Smallingerland, Friesland, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN