Leemdobben

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Leemdoppen in 1899. Compound of leem (“loam, clay”) and the plural form of dialectal dobbe (“pit filed with water used to water cattle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈleːm.dɔ.bə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Leem‧dob‧ben

Proper noun

Leemdobben n

  1. a hamlet in Westerwolde, Groningen, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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