Paddepoel
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as padapole in the 13th century. Compound of either Middle Dutch Pada (“a personal name”) or Old Dutch *patha- (“swamp”) and poel (“pool”). Compare Padhuis, Peize and Pesse.
The neighbourhood is named after the hamlet.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɑ.dəˌpul/
- Hyphenation: Pad‧de‧poel
Proper noun
Paddepoel n
- A hamlet in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.
- A neighbourhood of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “paddepoel”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN