Roptazijl

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as rodberta in 1424. Calque of West Frisian Roptasyl, a compound of the toponym Rodberta and syl (“discharge sluice”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌrɔp.taːˈzɛi̯l/
• Hyphenation: Rop‧ta‧zijl
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯l

Proper noun

Roptazijl n

1. A hamlet in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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