Bladel
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Blaodel (dialect spelling), Blààl (dialect form)
Etymology
Potentially attested as pladella villa in 922, attested with certainty as bladele around 1173. Etymology uncertain. Potentially a compound of Old Dutch blad (“leaf”) and lo (“light forest”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈblaː.dəl/
- Hyphenation: Bla‧del
- Rhymes: -aːdəl
Proper noun
Bladel n
- A village and municipality of Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Muggeziftersrijk (Carnival nickname)
- Meronyms: Biezenheuvel, Broekenseind, Casteren, Dalem, De Pan, Egypte, Franse Hoef, Hapert, Heieind, Heikant, Helleneind, Het Bosch, Heuvel, Hoogcasteren, Hoogeloon, Landorp, Lemel, Netersel, Ten Vorsel
Derived terms
- Bladelnaar
- Bladels
- Bladel en Netersel
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN