Roodeschool

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as ROODE SCHOOL (DE) in 1847. Compound of rood (“red”) and school (“school”). The settlement was named after a schoolhouse which was either painted red or had red roof tiles.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌroː.dəˈsxoːl/
  • Hyphenation: Roo‧de‧school
  • Rhymes: -oːl

Proper noun

Roodeschool n

  1. a village in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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