Silvolde

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as suluelda in 838. Compound of wold (“marshy forest”) with an unclear first component. The earliest attestation hints at veld (“field”) as the second component. Some researchers interpret suluelda as actually referring to Zilven.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɪlˈvɔl.də/
  • Hyphenation: Sil‧vol‧de
  • Rhymes: -ɔldə

Proper noun

Silvolde n

  1. a village in Oude IJsselstreek, Gelderland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Silvoldenaar
  • Silvolds

References

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