Hoekske

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Hoekske in 1936. Derived from a diminutive form of hoek (“corner”). The settlement was named for its location in a corner of the Moerdijk Polder.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦuks.kə/
• Hyphenation: Hoek‧ske
• Rhymes: -ukskə

Proper noun

Hoekske n

1. A hamlet in Moerdijk, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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