Groenlandsekade

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as De Vinkenkade of Groenland in 1839-1859. Compound of the toponym Groenland (likely derived from groen (“green”) and land (“land”) as a reference to a former mill) and kade (“embankment wall, small, narrow levee”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Groen‧land‧se‧ka‧de

Proper noun

Groenlandsekade n

  1. A hamlet in De Ronde Venen, Utrecht, Netherlands.

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