Haskerdijken

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as dijcken in 1465. Borrowed from West Frisian Haskerdiken, a compound of the toponym Aldehaske and the dative plural form of Old Frisian dyk (“levee”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɦɑs.kərˈdɛi̯.kə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Has‧ker‧dij‧ken
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯kən

Proper noun

Haskerdijken n

1. A village in Heerenveen, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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