Cruquius

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as CRUQUIUS (DE) in 1851. Named after the steam-powered pumphouse De Cruquius that was used to drain the Haarlemmermeer, which in turn was named after Nicholaas Samuelszoon Cruquius. Cruquius had latinised his surname Kruik.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkry.ki.ʏs/
  • Hyphenation: Cru‧qui‧us

Proper noun

Cruquius n

  1. A village in Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

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