Moerkapelle

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as de Cappelle staende in de Wilderveenen onder Sevenhuysen in 1570. Compound of moer (“peat bog, fenland”) and kapel (“chapel”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Moer‧ka‧pel‧le

Proper noun

Moerkapelle n

  1. A village and former municipality of Zuidplas, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

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