Musselkanaal

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Stads-Mussel Kanaal in 1851-1855. Compound of the toponym Mussel and kanaal (“canal”). Named after a nearby canal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmʏ.səl.kaːˈnaːl/
• Hyphenation: Mus‧sel‧ka‧naal
• Rhymes: -aːl

Proper noun

Musselkanaal n

1. A village in Stadskanaal, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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