Cruquius

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as CRUQUIUS (DE) in 1851. Named after the steam-powered pumphouse De Cruquius that was used to drain the Haarlemmermeer, which in turn was named after Nicholaas Samuelszoon Cruquius. Cruquius had latinised his surname Kruik.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkry.ki.ʏs/
• Hyphenation: Cru‧qui‧us

Proper noun

Cruquius n

1. A village in Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Cruquius-Oost

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “cruquius”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN