Ooyerhoek

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Dutch

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Etymology

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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

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

Proper noun

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Ooyerhoek n

  1. A neighborhood of Zutphen, Gelderland, Netherlands

References

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