Roodevaart

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Rode Vaert around 1500. Compound of rood (“red”) and vaart (“channel”). Originally the name of a canal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈroː.dəˌvaːrt/
  • Hyphenation: Roo‧de‧vaart

Proper noun

Roodevaart n

  1. a hamlet in Moerdijk, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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