Ommelanderwijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as de Ommelander Wijk in 1781. Compound of the toponym Ommelanden and wijk (“secondary canal in a turf extraction area”). The canal was dug by the Ommelander Compagnie in 1653.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.məˌlɑn.dərˌʋɛi̯k/
Hyphenation: Om‧me‧lan‧der‧wijk

Proper noun

Ommelanderwijk n

A village in Veendam, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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