Wildervanksterdallen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Wildevankster Daaln in 1929. Compound of the toponym Wildervank and the plural form of dal, used here in a dialectal sense to refer to reclaimed peat bogs which have not yet been put to agricultural use.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌʋɪl.dərˌvɑŋk.stərˈdɑ.lə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Wil‧der‧vank‧ster‧dal‧len
• Rhymes: -ɑlən

Proper noun

Wildervanksterdallen n

1. A hamlet in Veendam, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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