Moerkapelle

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as de Cappelle staende in de Wilderveenen onder Sevenhuysen in 1570. Compound of moer (peat bog, fenland) and kapel (chapel).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Moer‧ka‧pel‧le

Proper noun

Moerkapelle n

  1. a village and former municipality of Zuidplas, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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