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 (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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