Kortendijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as opten cortendijck in 1468. Compound of kort (“short”) and dijk (“elevated road leading through a humid area”). So named to distinguish the (then) settlement from Langendijk.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔr.tə(n)ˌdɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Kor‧ten‧dijk

Proper noun

Kortendijk n

  1. A neighbourhood of Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

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