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Nistelrode
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Dutch
Alternative forms
nl Nisserói dialect form
Etymology
First attested as nisterle in the first quarter of the 13th century. Derived from a compound of an unclear first element that has been variously interpreted as a toponym and as nl dum nest nest, burrow, resting place and nl lo light forest. The second element was gradually reinterpreted to nl rode land cleared of trees.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈnɪs.təlˌroː.də/
nl Nis tel ro de
Proper noun
n
nl village/and/former municipality mun/Bernheze p/North Brabant c/Netherlands
nl Weversrijk<qq:Carnival nickname>
Derived terms
nl Nistelrodenaar
nl Nistelrodens
References