Poeldonk

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • Poeling (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as poldonc in 1292. Compound of poel (“pool, still water in a swamp”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpul.dɔŋk/
  • Hyphenation: Poel‧donk

Proper noun

Poeldonk n

  1. A hamlet in Sint-Michielsgestel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

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