Leemdobben

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Leemdoppen in 1899. Compound of leem (“loam, clay”) and the plural form of dialectal dobbe (“pit filed with water used to water cattle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleːm.dɔ.bə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Leem‧dob‧ben

Proper noun

Leemdobben n

1. A hamlet in Westerwolde, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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