Blesdijke

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as blesdic in 1350. Derived from a compound of a variant of either Middle Dutch blasse (“white spot, bald spot”) or a hydronym and dijk (“levee”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blɛsˈdɛi̯.kə/
• Hyphenation: Bles‧dij‧ke
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯kə

Proper noun

Blesdijke n

1. A village in Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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