Kadoelen

Dutch

Etymology

• (Overijssel) First attested as cadolen in 1381-1383. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch kade (“quay, embankment”) and doel (“ditch dug to delineate the boundary between two fields”). Compare Den Dool and Sandoel.
• (Noord-Holland) First attested as quaecoelen in 1373. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch kade (“quay, embankment”) and doel (“ditch dug to delineate the boundary between two fields”). Compare Den Dool and Sandoel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaːˈdu.lə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Ka‧doe‧len
• Rhymes: -ulən

Proper noun

Kadoelen n

1. A hamlet in Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Netherlands
2. A neighbourhood of Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Kadoelermeer

References

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