Zwavertshoek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as swafering in 1385. Compound of a toponym derived from Old Dutch Swafhere (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and hoek (“isolated place”). Named after a former farm.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈzʋaː.vərtsˌɦuk/
  • Hyphenation: Zwa‧verts‧hoek

Proper noun

Zwavertshoek n

  1. A neighbourhood of Hengelo, Overijssel, Netherlands.

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