Katspolder

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as de Lieven- Noord- Zuid- Serlippens- en Kats-Polder in 1740. Compound of Cats (a surname) and polder (“polder”). The polder was built by Jan Peeters van Cats in 1613.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɑtsˈpɔl.dər/
  • Hyphenation: Kats‧pol‧der
  • Rhymes: -ɔldər

Proper noun

Katspolder n

  1. a neighbourhood of Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands

References

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