Medemblik

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Medemblik.

Proper noun

Medemblik

1. A city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Memelik (West Frisian)

Etymology

First attested as medemolaca in 918-948. Derived from a compound of Old Frisian medeme (“middle, mid-”) and laca (“natural watercourse”). Originally a hydronym. Compare Oosterleek and Oterleek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeː.dəmˌblɪk/

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• Hyphenation: Me‧dem‧blik

Proper noun

Medemblik n

1. A small city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands

   Synonym: Radboudveste (“nickname”)

   Meronyms: Abbekerk, Andijk, Bangert, Bennemeer, Benningbroek, Broerdijk, De Buurt, Hauwert, Het Hoogeland, Kerkbuurt, Koppershorn, Lambertschaag, Lekermeer, Midwoud, Munnikij, Nibbixwoud, Onderdijk, Oostwoud, Opperdoes, Sijbekarspel, Twisk, Veldhuis, Wervershoof, Wijzend, Wognum, Zomerdijk, Zwaagdijk-Oost, Zwaagdijk-West

Derived terms

• Medemblikker
• Medembliks

References

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