Beerta

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as berethe in the 13th century. Derived from Old Frisian buer (“domicile, cottage”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix *-iþi.

See also Dutch Low Saxon Beerte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeːr.taː/
• Hyphenation: Beer‧ta

Proper noun

Beerta n

1. A village and former municipality of Oldambt, Groningen, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Beersterhoogen
• Nieuw Beerta

References

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