Spaanrijt

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Spaanreyt in 1840. Compound of spaan (“implement with a level end, chip of wood”) and rijt (“small watercourse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspaːn.rɛi̯t/
• Hyphenation: Spaan‧rijt

Proper noun

Spaanrijt n

1. A hamlet in Bergeijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

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