Vlake

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as ulache in 1204. Substantivised form of Middle Dutch vlac (“smooth, even”), here referring to the smooth surface of the water above a shallow area.

See also Zealandic Vlaeke, Vleêke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvlaː.kə/
• Hyphenation: Vla‧ke
• Rhymes: -aːkə

Proper noun

Vlake n

1. A hamlet in Reimerswaal, Zeeland, Netherlands

References

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