Kropswolde

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as crepeswalda in 1249. Compound of Old Frisian Crepo (a personal name) and wold (“marsh forest, swamp forest”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /krɔpsˈʋɔl.də/
  • Hyphenation: Krops‧wol‧de
  • Rhymes: -ɔldə

Proper noun

Kropswolde n

  1. a village in Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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