Rolpaal

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

  • (Friesland) Derived from rolpaal (“pole used to secure a rope pulling a track boat”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Rolpaol and West Frisian Rolpeal.
  • (Zuid-Holland) First attested as Rolpaal in 1936. Derived from rolpaal (“pole used to secure a rope pulling a track boat”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɔl.paːl/
  • Hyphenation: Rol‧paal

Proper noun[edit]

Rolpaal n

  1. A hamlet in Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands.
  2. A hamlet in Westland, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References[edit]

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “rolpaal”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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