Stadskanaal

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested as Nieuw-Stads-Kanaal in 1858. Compound of stad +‎ -s- +‎ kanaal. The city in question is Groningen.

See also Dutch Low Saxon Knoal.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌstɑts.kaːˈnaːl/, /ˈstɑts.kaːˌnaːl/
  • Hyphenation: Stads‧ka‧naal
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Proper noun[edit]

Stadskanaal n

  1. A town and municipality of Groningen, Netherlands.
    Meronyms: Alteveer, Barlage, Blekslage, Braamberg, Ceresdorp, Höchte, Höfte, Holte, Horsten, Kopstukken, Mussel, Musselkanaal, Onstwedde, Oomsberg, Smeerling, Sterenborg, Tange, Ter Maarsch, Ter Wupping, Veenhuizen, Vledderhuizen, Vledderveen, Vosseberg, Wessinghuizen

Usage notes[edit]

The toponym is pronounced in two ways: one pronunciation stresses the first syllable, the other stresses the final syllable.

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

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