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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as De Groenweide of Kopaf in 1867. Compound of kop (“head”) and af (“off”). The toponym may refer to a place where somebody was decapitated by accident or to a place where death sentences were executed. Compare Kijkuit, De Omval, Pasop, Rolaf and Valom.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.pɑf/
- Hyphenation: Kop‧af
Proper noun
Kopaf n
- A hamlet in Eemsdelta, Groningen, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN