Lepelstraat

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Lepelstraot (dialect spelling)

Etymology

First attested as De Leepelstraet in 1787. Potentially a compound of lepel (“spoonbill, Platalea leucordia”) and straat (“street, road”). The element lepel may derive from the name of a former inn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈleː.pəlˌstraːt/
  • Hyphenation: Le‧pel‧straat

Proper noun

Lepelstraat n

  1. a village in Bergen op Zoom, North Brabant, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Lepelstrater
  • Lepelstraats

References

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