Schoordijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Schorik in 1794. Compound of schoor, which has been variously interpreted as "shore", "small bridge" or "ploughland" and dijk (“levee”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsxoːr.dɛi̯k/
• Hyphenation: Schoor‧dijk

Proper noun

Schoordijk n

1. A hamlet in Cranendonck, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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