Wolfsdonken

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Wolfdonk in 1838. Compound of wolf (“wolf, Canis lupus”) and the plural form of donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɔlfsˌdɔŋ.kə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Wolfs‧don‧ken

Proper noun

Wolfsdonken n

1. A neighbourhood of 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

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