Katspolder

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as de Lieven- Noord- Zuid- Serlippens- en Kats-Polder in 1740. Compound of Cats (a surname) and polder (“polder”). The polder was built by Jan Peeters van Cats in 1613.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑtsˈpɔl.dər/
• Hyphenation: Kats‧pol‧der
• Rhymes: -ɔldər

Proper noun

Katspolder n

1. A neighbourhood of Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands

References

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