Stompetoren

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Kerck in 1680. Compound of stomp (“blunt, obtuse”) and toren (“tower”). The settlement was named after the shape of the tower of the village church.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Stom‧pe‧to‧ren

Proper noun

Stompetoren n

  1. A village in Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Stompetorenaar
  • Stompetorens

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