Roptazijl
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as rodberta in 1424. Calque of West Frisian Roptasyl, a compound of the toponym Rodberta and syl (“discharge sluice”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌrɔp.taːˈzɛi̯l/
- Hyphenation: Rop‧ta‧zijl
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯l
Proper noun
Roptazijl n
- A hamlet in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN