Sponturfwijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Sponturfwijk in 1840. Compound of sponturf (“high-quality turf”) and wijk (“secondary canal in a turf extraction area”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspɔn.tʏrfˌʋɛi̯k/
• Hyphenation: Spon‧turf‧wijk

Proper noun

Sponturfwijk n

1. A hamlet in Hardenberg, Overijssel, Netherlands.

References

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