Hout-Blerick

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as holtbleryck in 1396. Compound of holt (“rising forest”) and the toponym Blerick.

See also Limburgish Houblieriek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɑu̯t ˈbleː.rɪk/
• Hyphenation: Hout-‧Ble‧rick

Proper noun

Hout-Blerick n

1. A village in Venlo, Limburg, Netherlands

   Synonym: Poerkerplak (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

• Hout-Blerickenaar

References

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