Krabbendijke

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Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as crabbendic in 1187. Derived from the engineering term krabbendijk (sea defence consisting of wooden poles located in front of the main levee). Compare Krabbendam.

See also Zealandic Krabbendieke, Krabb'ndieke.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌkrɑ.bə(n)ˈdɛi̯.kə/
  • Hyphenation: Krab‧ben‧dij‧ke
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯kə

Proper noun

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Krabbendijke n

  1. A village and former municipality of Reimerswaal, Zeeland, Netherlands

Derived terms

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References

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