Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Rode Vaert around 1500. Compound of rood (red) and vaart (channel). Originally the name of a canal.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈroː.dəˌvaːrt/
  • Hyphenation: Roo‧de‧vaart

Proper noun edit

Roodevaart n

  1. A hamlet in Moerdijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

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