Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Capella in 1280. Compound of Middle Dutch looper (walker, runner) and kapel (chapel). The term looper is here used as the nickname of an otherwise unknown individual.

See also Zealandic Loôperkappel.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈloː.pərs.kaːˌpɛ.lə/
  • Hyphenation: Loo‧pers‧ka‧pel‧le

Proper noun edit

Looperskapelle n

  1. A hamlet and former municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References edit

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “looperskapelle”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN