Afsluitdijk
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈɑf.slœy̯tˌdɛi̯k/
proper noun
Definitions
- The dike separating the IJsselmeer (which was the Zuiderzee before its construction) from the Waddenzee, connecting Wieringen, North Holland, and Frisia.
Etymology
Compound from Dutch, Flemish afsluiten + Dutch, Flemish dijk (dike, id, dyke).
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
dijk
Gloss
dike, id, dyke
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Koedijk Dutch, Flemish
- af Dutch, Flemish
- afsluiten Dutch, Flemish
- afsluiter Dutch, Flemish
- boezemdijk Dutch, Flemish
- dijk Dutch, Flemish
- dijkage Dutch, Flemish
- dijkbewaking Dutch, Flemish
- dijkdoorbraak Dutch, Flemish
- dijker Dutch, Flemish
- dijkgraaf Dutch, Flemish
- dijkleger Dutch, Flemish
- dijkrecht Dutch, Flemish
- dijkschouw Dutch, Flemish
- dijkwacht Dutch, Flemish
- dijkwezen Dutch, Flemish
- moerdijk Dutch, Flemish
- omdijken Dutch, Flemish
- ringdijk Dutch, Flemish
- sluiten Dutch, Flemish
- stuifdijk Dutch, Flemish
- wierdijk Dutch, Flemish
- zeedijk Dutch, Flemish
- zomerdijk Dutch, Flemish
- dique Spanish, Castilian
- dijc Middle Dutch