Roosendaal
English edit
Proper noun edit
Roosendaal
- A city and municipality in North Brabant, Netherlands.
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- Roozendaol (dialect spelling)
Etymology edit
First attested as in loco dicto rosendale in 1268. Compound of roos (“rose, Rosa sp.”) and a stretched variant of dal (“dale, valley”). The toponym is part of a family of names that became fashionable at the end of the 12th century.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈroː.zə(n)ˌdaːl/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Roo‧sen‧daal
- Rhymes: -oːzəndaːl
- Homophone: Rozendaal
Proper noun edit
Roosendaal n
- Roosendaal (a city and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands).
- Synonym: Tullepetaonestad (Carnival nickname)
- Meronyms: Akker, Boeiink, Borteldonk, Brembosch, Bulkenaar, De Rotting, Everland, Haiink, Hazelaar, Heerle, Heijbeek, Hoevestein, Hollandsdiep, Hulsdonk, Kruisstraat, Moerstraten, Nieuwenberg, Nispen, Oostlaar, Plantage Centrum, Vijfhoek, Vinkenbroek, Visdonk, Vleet, Vroenhout, Wouw, Wouwse Hil, Wouwse Plantage, Zoomvliet