Tijertshoek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as dat tije in 1493. Compound of a toponym composed of Middle Dutch tië (public meeting place in a village, place where law is spoken) and either Ard (a personal name) or the personifying suffix -aard and hoek (isolated place). Named after a former farm.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛi̯.ərtsˌɦuk/
  • Hyphenation: Tij‧erts‧hoek

Proper noun

Tijertshoek n

  1. A neighbourhood of Hengelo, Overijssel, Netherlands.

References

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