Wissenkerke

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as wiscenkerke in 1230. Compound of Middle Dutch Wisce (“a personal name”) and kerk (“church”).

See also Zealandic Wissekaerke.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌʋɪ.sə(n)ˈkɛr.kə/
Hyphenation: Wis‧sen‧ker‧ke
Rhymes: -ɛrkə

Proper noun

Wissenkerke n

A village and former municipality of Noord-Beveland, Zeeland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

Wissenkerkenaar
Wissenkerks
Wiskerke, Wissekerke

References

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

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