Selfkant

German de: Etymology From local Low Franconian dialects. The second part is equivalent to de Kante side, edge. The first part is from a de 1 of de Saeffel, as in the hydronym de Saeffeler Bach. This is possibly derived from de la sabulum coarse sand. Compare li Selfkantj, nl Zelfkant. Pronunciation de /ˈzɛlfˌkant/ de De-Selfkant.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Proper noun m,-:s.article or toponym de a rural area and <<municipality>> in the Lower Rhine (region) Lower Rhine region, <<s/North Rhine-Westphalia>>, comprising the westernmost point of <<c/Germany>> Selfkant de Der Selfkant wurde 1949 niederländisch besetzt und 1963 von Adenauer zurückgekauft. Selfkant was occupied by the Dutch in 1949 and bought back by Konrad Adenauer Adenauer in 1963. Usage notes Generally used with the article (de der Selfkant). Non-local speakers may sometimes misconstrue it as feminine (de die Selfkant) after the gender of de Kante; compare de Waterkant f. Only when referring specifically to the modern municipality may it be treated as a normal toponym (without the article, e.g. de der Bürgermeister von Selfkant), but this is less common.