Polsdonken

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Polsdonck in 1540. Compound of pols (“layer of intertwined aquatic plants covering a swamp”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”). Compare Polsbroek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔlsˌdɔŋ.kə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Pols‧don‧ken

Proper noun

Polsdonken n

1. A hamlet in Oirschot, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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