Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as de Cappelle staende in de Wilderveenen onder Sevenhuysen in 1570. Compound of moer (peat bog, fenland) and kapel (chapel).

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: Moer‧ka‧pel‧le

Proper noun edit

Moerkapelle n

  1. A village and former municipality of Zuidplas, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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