Schipperskerk

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of schipper (“skipper, sailor”) and kerk (“church”). Named after a church built in 1949.

See also Limburgish Sjipperskèrk.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsxɪ.pərsˌkɛrk/
  • Hyphenation: Schip‧pers‧kerk

Proper noun

Schipperskerk n

  1. A hamlet in Sittard-Geleen, Limburg, Netherlands.

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