Wildervanksterdallen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Wildevankster Daaln in 1929. Compound of the toponym Wildervank and the plural form of dal, used here in a dialectal sense to refer to reclaimed peat bogs which have not yet been put to agricultural use.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌʋɪl.dərˌvɑŋk.stərˈdɑ.lə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Wil‧der‧vank‧ster‧dal‧len
  • Rhymes: -ɑlən

Proper noun

Wildervanksterdallen n

  1. A hamlet in Veendam, Groningen, Netherlands.

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