Kalsdonk

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • Kasdonk (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as caluesdonc in 1266. Compound of kalf (“calf of a cow”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑls.dɔŋk/
  • Hyphenation: Kals‧donk

Proper noun

Kalsdonk n

  1. A neighbourhood of Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

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