polder

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See also: Polder and pólder

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch polder, from Middle Dutch polre, from Old Dutch polra, of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

Noun

polder (plural polders)

  1. (geography) An area of ground reclaimed from a sea or lake by means of dikes.
    • 1999, Geert Mak, translated by Philipp Blom, Amsterdam: A Brief Life of the City, Vintage, published 2001, page 43:
      The patron saint of the Oude Kerk, Saint Nicolaas, the ‘water saint’, was also very popular, as he protected the sailors and those living on the polders from the dangers of the sea.

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Verb

polder (third-person singular simple present polders, present participle poldering, simple past and past participle poldered)

  1. To reclaim an area of ground from a sea or lake by means of dikes.

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch polder, from Middle Dutch polre, from Old Dutch polra.

Pronunciation

Noun

polder (plural polders)

  1. polder (land reclaimed from a body of water by means of dykes)

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch polre, from Old Dutch polra, perhaps from polla (A low ground elevation).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

polder m (plural polders, diminutive poldertje n)

  1. (geography) polder (land reclaimed from a body of water by means of dykes)

Derived terms

- general:

- toponyms:

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: polder
  • Caribbean Hindustani: podro
  • Caribbean Javanese: polder
  • English: polder
  • German: Polder
  • Papiamentu: polder

References

  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “polder1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Further reading

French

Etymology

From Dutch polder.

Pronunciation

Noun

polder m (plural polders)

  1. (geography) polder

Further reading

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch polder.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: pol‧dêr

Noun

poldêr

  1. polder.

Further reading

Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch polder.

Pronunciation

Noun

polder m inan

  1. (geography) polder

Declension

Derived terms

adjective

Further reading

  • polder in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • polder in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Polder.

Noun

polder n (plural poldere)

  1. polder

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative polder polderul poldere polderele
genitive-dative polder polderului poldere polderelor
vocative polderule polderelor