Ulfterhoek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Ulsterhoek in 1835. Compound of Ulft (a surname) and hoek (“isolated place”). Compare Ulft and Ulvenhout.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌʏlf.tərˈɦuk/
• Hyphenation: Ulf‧ter‧hoek
• Rhymes: -uk

Proper noun

Ulfterhoek n

1. A hamlet in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands

References

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