Kadoelen

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Overijssel) First attested as cadolen in 1381-1383. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch kade (“quay, embankment”) and doel (“ditch dug to delineate the boundary between two fields”). Compare Den Dool and Sandoel.
  • (Noord-Holland) First attested as quaecoelen in 1373. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch kade (“quay, embankment”) and doel (“ditch dug to delineate the boundary between two fields”). Compare Den Dool and Sandoel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaːˈdu.lə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Ka‧doe‧len
  • Rhymes: -ulən

Proper noun

Kadoelen n

  1. a hamlet in Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Netherlands
  2. a neighbourhood of Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Kadoelermeer

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “kadoelen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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