Molenwijk

Dutch

Etymology

• (Noord-Brabant) Attested as in het Molenwijk in 1818. Compound of molen (“mill”) and wijk (“village, settlement”).
• (Amsterdam) Compound of molen (“mill”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”).
• (Dijk en Waard) Compound of molen (“mill”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”).
• (Haarlem) Compound of molen (“mill”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”).
• (Zuid-Holland) Compound of molen (“mill”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoː.lə(n)ˌʋɛi̯k/
• Hyphenation: Mo‧len‧wijk

Proper noun

Molenwijk n

1. A hamlet in Boekel, North Brabant, Netherlands
2. A neighbourhood of Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
3. A neighbourhood of Dijk en Waard, North Holland, Netherlands
4. A neighbourhood of Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands
5. A neighbourhoods of Katwijk, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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