Paddepoel

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as padapole in the 13th century. Compound of either Middle Dutch Pada (a personal name) or Old Dutch *patha- (“swamp”) and poel (“pool”). Compare Padhuis, Peize and Pesse.

The neighbourhood is named after the hamlet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑ.dəˌpul/
  • Hyphenation: Pad‧de‧poel

Proper noun

Paddepoel n

  1. a hamlet in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands
  2. a neighbourhood of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “paddepoel”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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