Hengstdijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as hencsdic in 1161. Compound of Old Dutch Henge (“a personal name”) and dijk (“levee”). The first element is not hengst (“stallion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛŋst.dɛi̯k/
• Hyphenation: Hengst‧dijk

Proper noun

Hengstdijk n

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

Derived terms

• Hengstdijker
• Hengstdijks

References

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