Polsdonken
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Polsdonck in 1540. Compound of pols (“layer of intertwined aquatic plants covering a swamp”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”). Compare Polsbroek.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɔlsˌdɔŋ.kə(n)/
- Hyphenation: Pols‧don‧ken
Proper noun
Polsdonken n
- A hamlet in Oirschot, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN