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