Bladel

Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

Blaodel (dialect spelling), Blààl (dialect form)

Etymology edit

Potentially attested as pladella villa in 922, attested with certainty as bladele around 1173. Etymology uncertain. Potentially a compound of Old Dutch blad (“leaf”) and lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈblaː.dəl/
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Hyphenation: Bla‧del
Rhymes: -aːdəl

Proper noun edit

Bladel n

A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.
Synonym: Muggeziftersrijk (Carnival nickname)

Meronyms: Biezenheuvel, Broekenseind, Casteren, Dalem, De Pan, Egypte, Franse Hoef, Hapert, Heieind, Heikant, Helleneind, Het Bosch, Heuvel, Hoogcasteren, Hoogeloon, Landorp, Lemel, Netersel, Ten Vorsel

Derived terms edit

References edit

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