Polsdonken

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Polsdonck in 1540. Compound of pols (“layer of intertwined aquatic plants covering a swamp”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”). Compare Polsbroek.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈpɔlsˌdɔŋ.kə(n)/
Hyphenation: Pols‧don‧ken

Proper noun edit

Polsdonken n

A hamlet in Oirschot, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

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