Geldrop
Dutch
editAlternative forms
edit- Gèldrup (dialect form)
Etymology
editFirst attested as gheldorp in 1302. Compound of an unknown first element and dorp (“village, settlement”). The first element has been interpreted as Middle Dutch gelde (“infertile”) or Old Dutch Gello (“a personal name”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editGeldrop n
- A village and former municipality of Geldrop-Mierlo, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Lappegat (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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- Rhymes:Dutch/ɛldrɔp
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɛldrɔp/2 syllables
- Dutch lemmas
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- nl:Villages in North Brabant, Netherlands
- nl:Villages in the Netherlands
- nl:Historical political subdivisions
- nl:Places in North Brabant, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands