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Pronounced

• grzm 7y ago
  Also spelled. Just as an example (and not only in Canada): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Dykstra https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Dykstra
• 52-6F-62 7y ago
  Yeah. Dijkstra is easy. It’s really common around the Hamilton, Ontario area where there’s a large Dutch population. At least in bastardized Anglo pronounciation it’s always been: Dike-struh No idea what it means, though from the context of this thread I’m assuming it has something to do with dykes!
  • vitno 7y ago
    It's a joke about https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edsger_W._Dijkstra https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edsger_W._Dijkstra
    • 52-6F-62 7y ago
      Interesting. I like this guy.
  • gpvos 7y ago
    It basically means dike-ster (from dike-sitter), someone who lives on or near a dike. The -a is a remnant of an old grammatical case.