Roodevaart

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Rode Vaert around 1500. Compound of rood (“red”) and vaart (“channel”). Originally the name of a canal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈroː.dəˌvaːrt/
• Hyphenation: Roo‧de‧vaart

Proper noun

Roodevaart n

1. A hamlet in Moerdijk, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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