Wolfskuil
Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Wolfskuyl in 1773-1794. Derived from wolfskuil (“wolf pit”). The name might refer to a set of traps that formed part of the city's defenses. The neighbourhood developed in the 1940s and 1950s.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɔlfs.kœy̯l/
- Hyphenation: Wolfs‧kuil
Proper noun
Wolfskuil n
- A neighborhood of Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “wolfskuil”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN