Sogtoenhoek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as suchtoen in 1475. Compound of a toponym derived from a compound of Middle Dutch such (“sow, female pig”) and Middle Dutch toen (“garden”) and hoek (“isolated place”). Named after a former farm.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɔx.tunˌɦuk/
  • Hyphenation: Sog‧toen‧hoek

Proper noun

Sogtoenhoek n

  1. A neighbourhood of Hengelo, Overijssel, Netherlands.

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