Sweikhuizen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as suechusen in 1280. Compound of a dialectal form of zwaag (“pasture, cattle field”) and the dative plural form of huis (“house”). Compare Schwachhausen and Schweighausen.

See also Limburgish Zjweikese, Sjweikese.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsʋɛi̯kˌɦœy̯.zə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Sweik‧hui‧zen

Proper noun

Sweikhuizen n

  1. A village in Beekdaelen, Limburg, Netherlands.

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