Ooyerhoek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as ter oiie in 1305. Compound of ooi (“land next to a current”) and hoek (“sharp bend”). The modern name is derived from the name of a polder located near a former settlement named Ooy.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌoːi̯.ərˈɦuk/
Hyphenation: Ooy‧er‧hoek
Rhymes: -uk

Proper noun

Ooyerhoek n

A neighborhood of Zutphen, Gelderland, Netherlands

References

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