Nijeholtpade

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as nyeholepat in 1399 and 1408. Compound of nieuw (“new”), holt (“rising deciduous forest”) and Old Dutch pade (“swamp, marsh”). The element nieuw was added to distinguish the settlement from Oldeholtpade.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌnɛi̯.əˌɦɔltˈpaː.də/
• Hyphenation: Nije‧holt‧pa‧de
• Rhymes: -aːdə

Proper noun

Nijeholtpade n

1. A village in Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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