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, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Kadoelermeer

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