IJzendijke

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as isendica in 1127. Compound of Old Dutch Iso (a personal name) and dijk (“levee”).

See also Zealandic Iezendieke, Izendieke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɛi̯.zə(n)ˈdɛi̯.kə/
• Hyphenation: IJ‧zen‧dij‧ke
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯kə

Proper noun

IJzendijke n

1. A city and former municipality of Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands

   Synonym: Petit Paris (nickname)

Derived terms

• IJzendijker
• IJzendijks

References

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