Westerdiepsterdallen

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of the hydronym Westerdiep (derived from wester (“west-, western”) and diep (“canal”)) and the plural form of dal, used here in a dialectal sense to refer to reclaimed peat bogs that have not yet been put to agricultural use.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌʋɛs.tərˌdip.stərˈdɑ.lə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Wes‧ter‧diep‧ster‧dal‧len

Proper noun

Westerdiepsterdallen n

1. A hamlet in Veendam, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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