Ellewoutsdijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as elewoldesdike in 1216. Compound of Middle Dutch Elewold (“a personal name”) and dijk (“levee”).

See also Zealandic Ellesdiek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɛ.lə.ʋɑu̯tsˈdɛi̯k/
• Hyphenation: El‧le‧wouts‧dijk
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯k

Proper noun

Ellewoutsdijk n

1. A village and former municipality of Borsele, Zeeland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Ellewoutsdijker
• Ellewoutsdijks

References

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