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Dutch
Etymology
- (Friesland) First attested as noortwolde in 1408. Compound of noord (“north-, northern”) and wold (“swamp forest, marsh forest”).
- (Groningen) First attested as nordawalda in 1384. Compound of noord (“north-, northern”) and wold (“swamp forest, marsh forest”). The element noord was added to distinguish the settlement from Zuidwolde.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /noːrtˈʋɔl.də/
- Hyphenation: Noord‧wol‧de
- Rhymes: -ɔldə
Proper noun
Noordwolde n
- A village and former municipality of Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands.
- A village in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN