Kolderwolde

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as kolderwout in 1398. Calque of West Frisian Kolderwâlde, a compound of the toponym Koudum and Old Frisian wāld (“marsh forest, swamp forest”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkɔl.dərˈʋɔl.də/
  • Hyphenation: Kol‧der‧wol‧de
  • Rhymes: -ɔldə

Proper noun

Kolderwolde n

  1. a village in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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