Stieltjeskanaal

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Stieltjeskanaal in 1899. Compound of Stieltjes (“a surname”) and kanaal (“canal”). Named after engineer Thomas J. Stieltjes (1819-1878), whose company received a concession to dig the canal in 1880.

See also Dutch Low Saxon Stieltieskanaol.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈstil.tjəs.kaːˌnaːl/
Hyphenation: Stiel‧tjes‧ka‧naal

Proper noun edit

Stieltjeskanaal n

A village in Coevorden, Drenthe, Netherlands.

References edit

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