Vierpolders
Dutch
Etymology
Attested as de Vierpolders, gezegd Nieuwland in 1843. Compound of vier (“four”) and the plural form of polder (“polder”). The village was named for its location at the centre of four old polders.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /virˈpɔl.dərs/
- Hyphenation: Vier‧pol‧ders
- Rhymes: -ɔldərs
Proper noun
Vierpolders n
- A village and former municipality of Voorne aan Zee, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Vierpoldernaar
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “vierpolders”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN