Sprang-Capelle
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sprang is first attested as spranc in 1331. Capelle is first attested as capella in 1257. Sprang is derived from (now dialectal) sprang (“spring of a brook or stream”). Capelle is derived from Middle Dutch capelle (“chapel”). Formerly two independent villages.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Sprang-Capelle n
- A village and former municipality of Waalwijk, North Brabant, Netherlands
- Synonym: Cuppelsgat (Carnival nickname)
References
[edit]- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Categories:
- Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɛlə
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɛlə/4 syllables
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch proper nouns
- Dutch multiword terms
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- nl:Villages in North Brabant, Netherlands
- nl:Villages in the Netherlands
- nl:Historical political subdivisions
- nl:Places in North Brabant, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands