Plankendorp

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested as Plankendorp in 1936. Compound of the plural form of plank (“plank, wooden board”) and dorp (“village, settlement”). Named for the fact that the first houses of the settlement were constructed out of planks, as well as to contrast with nearby Stroodorp. Compare Planketent.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈplɑŋ.kə(n)ˌdɔrp/
Hyphenation: Plan‧ken‧dorp

Proper noun edit

Plankendorp n

A hamlet in Noord-Beveland, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References edit

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