Strijkviertel

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as striitvierdel in 1381-1383. Compound of Middle Dutch strijt (“conflict, fight”) and vierdel (“quarter, quarter of a hoeve”). The toponym refers to a piece of land which was the subject of a territorial dispute.

Compare Cabauw, Hebrecht, Kijfhoek, Kijfwaard, Kibbelgaarn, Kibbelveen, Krakeel, Krakeelpolder and Schellach.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Strijk‧vier‧tel

Proper noun

Strijkviertel n

A neighbourhood of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

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