Rolde

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as rotlo around 1232. Compound of Middle Dutch rot (“red”) and lo (“light forest”). Compare Groenlo and Grolloo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔl.də/

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• Hyphenation: Rol‧de
• Rhymes: -ɔldə
• Homophone: rolde

Proper noun

Rolde n

1. a village and former municipality of Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Roldenaar
• Rolder

References

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