Kalsdonk

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Kasdonk (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as caluesdonc in 1266. Compound of kalf (“calf of a cow”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑls.dɔŋk/
• Hyphenation: Kals‧donk

Proper noun

Kalsdonk n

1. A neighbourhood of Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

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