Roekel
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as de roekel in 1360-1361. Compound of roek (“rook, Corvus frugilegus”) and lo (“light forest on sandy soil”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈru.kəl/
- Hyphenation: Roe‧kel
- Rhymes: -ukəl
Proper noun
Roekel n
- A hamlet in Ede, Gelderland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN