Wolfswinkel

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Dutch

Etymology

First attested as wolfswinkel in 1311. Potentially a compound of wolf (“wolf, Canis lupus”) and winkel (“corner, enclosed piece of land”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɔlfs.ʋɪŋ.kəl/
  • Hyphenation: Wolfs‧win‧kel

Proper noun

Wolfswinkel n

  1. A hamlet in Son en Breugel, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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