Wolfsdonken

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Wolfdonk in 1838. Compound of wolf (“wolf, Canis lupus”) and the plural form of donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɔlfsˌdɔŋ.kə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Wolfs‧don‧ken

Proper noun

Wolfsdonken n

  1. a neighbourhood of 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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