Ridderkerk

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Ridderkerk.

Proper noun

Ridderkerk

1. A town and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Rekàrk (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as riderkerke in 1280-1287. Compound of the toponym Riede (likely derived from the dative singular form of Old Dutch riet (“reed”)) and Middle Dutch kerke (“church”). The first element was gradually reinterpreted to ridder (“knight”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɪ.dərˌkɛrk/

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• Hyphenation: Rid‧der‧kerk
• Rhymes: -ɛrk

Proper noun

Ridderkerk n

1. A town and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands

   Meronyms: Bolnes, Oostendam, Oude-Molen, Rijsoord, Slikkerveer, Strevelshoek, Wevershoek, Zwaantje, Zwet

Derived terms

• Ridderkerker
• Ridderkerks

References

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