Zuuk

Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as groot en klein zwtwike in 1390, attested with certainty as Zueck in 1526. Contraction of a compound of zuid (“south, southern”) and wijk (“settlement, village”). Compare Middelijk, Noordijk, Oostenrijk, Schadijk, Westrik, De Zoeke and Zoeke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zyːk/
• Hyphenation: Zuuk
• Rhymes: -yːk

Proper noun

Zuuk n

1. A hamlet in Epe, Gelderland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• van Zuuk

References

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