German

Noun

Polder m ‎(genitive Polders, plural Polder)

1. polder (land reclaimed from the sea by means of dikes)

Declension

Synonyms

• Koog

English

Noun

polder ‎(plural polders)

1. (geography) An area of ground reclaimed from a sea or lake by means of dikes. [from 17th c.]
   • 1999, Philipp Blom, translating Geert Mak, Amsterdam: A Brief Life of the City, Vintage 2001, p. 43:

     The patron saint of the Oude Kerk, Saint Nicolaas, the ‘water saint’, was also very popular, as he protected the sailors and those living on the polders from the dangers of the sea.

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch polre, from Old Dutch polra, perhaps from polla ‎(“A low ground elevation”). ^[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

polder m ‎(plural polders, diminutive poldertje n)

1. (geography) polder

Derived terms

• poldermolen

References

1. ↑ http://www.etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/polder1

French

Etymology

From Dutch polder.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔl.dɛʁ/

Noun

polder m ‎(plural polders)

1. (geography) polder