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Maaseik
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from en nl Maaseik.
Proper noun
en city/and/municipality c/Belgium.
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as eche in 1139. Compound of the hydronym nl Maas and nl dum eike oak, Quercus robur. The element nl Maas was added to distinguish the settlement from nl Aldeneik and nl Kessel-Eik.
See also li Mezeik.
Pronunciation
nl /maːsˈɛi̯k/
nl Maas eik
nl ɛi̯k 2
Proper noun
n
nl city/and/municipality c/Belgium
nl Aldeneik Berg De Riet Dorne Heppeneert Gremelslo Neeroeteren Opoeteren Schootsheide Siemkensheuvel 't Ven Voorshoven Waterloos Wurfeld
Derived terms
nl Maaseikenaar
nl Maaseiks