Looperskapelle

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Capella in 1280. Compound of Middle Dutch looper (“walker, runner”) and kapel (“chapel”). The term looper is here used as the nickname of an otherwise unknown individual.

See also Zealandic Loôperkappel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈloː.pərs.kaːˌpɛ.lə/
• Hyphenation: Loo‧pers‧ka‧pel‧le

Proper noun

Looperskapelle n

1. A hamlet and former municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References

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