Sommelsdijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as sommeldijch in 1324. Likely a compound of the hydronym Sonnemaer (potentially derived from a compound of a term cognate to zwin and Old Dutch meri (“lake”)) and Middle Dutch dijk (“levee”). Compare Son and Zonnemaire.

See also Zealandic Sommerdiek.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌsɔ.məlsˈdɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Som‧mels‧dijk
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯k

Proper noun

Sommelsdijk n

  1. A village and former municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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