Roodeschool

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as ROODE SCHOOL (DE) in 1847. Compound of rood (“red”) and school (“school”). The settlement was named after a schoolhouse which was either painted red or had red roof tiles.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌroː.dəˈsxoːl/
Hyphenation: Roo‧de‧school
Rhymes: -oːl

Proper noun

Roodeschool n

A village in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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