Bakel
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Baokel (dialect spelling)
Etymology
First attested as bagoloso in 715. Compound of Old Dutch *baka (“spine, ridge”) and lo (“light forest”). The readings of the first element as Proto-Germanic *bagna- (“badger”) or *bakon- (“pork, swine”) are incorrect.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbaː.kəl/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Ba‧kel
- Rhymes: -aːkəl
Proper noun
Bakel n
- A village in Gemert-Bakel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Pierewaaiersrijk (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms
- Bakelaar
- Bakels
- Bakelsebrug
- Bakel en Milheeze
- Gemert-Bakel
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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