Korrewegwijk

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Curren wech and Curren hoff in 1503. Compound of Curre (“a personal name”), weg (“way, road”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The neighbourhood is named after a road running through it. Compare Cornjum, Korhorn and Kornhorn.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.rə.ʋɛxˌʋɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Kor‧re‧weg‧wijk

Proper noun

Korrewegwijk n

  1. A neighbourhood of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.

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