Marsdijk

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Marsdijk in 1898. Compound of a variant of meers (“land next to water, pasture”) and dijk (“levee, elevated road”). Named after a nearby road.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑrs.dɛi̯k/
• Hyphenation: Mars‧dijk

Proper noun

Marsdijk n

1. A neighbourhood of Assen, Drenthe, Netherlands.

References

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