Nolde

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Wtloe in 1502. Compound of uit (“outer”) and lo (“light forest”). The initial N-is the result of a contraction of the final -n of an inflected form of the definite article de into the toponym.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɔl.də/
  • Hyphenation: Nol‧de
  • Rhymes: -ɔldə

Proper noun

Nolde n

  1. a hamlet in De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands

References

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