Aaldonk
Dutch
Alternative forms
- D'Oldónk (dialect form)
Etymology
First attested as Aaldonk in 1803-1820. Compound of an uncertain first element that has been variously interpreted as aal (“liquid manure”), aal (“eel”), or ool (“land next to water, moist low-lying land”) and donk (“sandy hill”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaːl.dɔŋk/
- Hyphenation: Aal‧donk
Proper noun
Aaldonk n
- A hamlet in Gennep, Limburg, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN