Wadenoijen

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Wajenooi (dialect form), Wanooi (dialect form)

Etymology

Potentially attested as Vadam around 107, attested with certainty as vuada and uuadahe in 850. Compound of wade (“fordable place, shallows”) and ooi (“land next to a river”). The oldest attestation has also been identified as Tricht.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌʋɑ.dəˈnoːi̯.ə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Wa‧den‧oij‧en
• Rhymes: -oːi̯ən

Proper noun

Wadenoijen n

1. A village and former municipality of Tiel, Gelderland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Wadenoijer
• Wadenoijens

References

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