Wildeplaats

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as De Wilde Ploatse in 1929. Compound of wild (“wild”) and plaats (“place”). In this case, plaats refers to an allotment to build a house on. The settlement was founded as a collection of illegally-built mudhuts which served as temporary accommodation until proper housing could be built.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʋɪl.dəˌplaːts/
Hyphenation: Wil‧de‧plaats

Proper noun

Wildeplaats n

A hamlet in Pekela, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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