Tijertshoek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as dat tije in 1493. Compound of a toponym composed of Middle Dutch tië (“public meeting place in a village, place where law is spoken”) and either Ard (“a personal name”) or the personifying suffix -aard and hoek (“isolated place”). Named after a former farm.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛi̯.ərtsˌɦuk/
  • Hyphenation: Tij‧erts‧hoek

Proper noun

Tijertshoek n

  1. A neighbourhood of Hengelo, Overijssel, Netherlands.

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