Franeker

English

flag of the city of Franeker

Alternative forms

• Franker (obsolete)

Etymology

From the Dutch Franeker, thought to derive from reconstructed Old Frisian *Frāneker, from frāna (“royal, noble”) +‎ ekker (“acre, field”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfɹɑːnəkə/

Proper noun

Franeker

1. A city in Friesland, Netherlands.

Translations

historic city of Friesland

• Dutch: Franeker (nl) n
• Latin: Frānequera f
• West Frisian: Frjentsjer (fy) n

Further reading

• Franeker on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as fronakre in 1085. From Old Frisian *Frāneker, from frāna (“royal, lordly”) +‎ ekker (“field, acre”).

See also West Frisian Frjentsjer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfraː.nə.kər/

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• Hyphenation: Fra‧ne‧ker
• Rhymes: -aːnəkər

Proper noun

Franeker n

1. Franeker (a city and former municipality of Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands).

Derived terms

• Franekeradeel

Descendants

• → English: Franeker

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “franeker”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Further reading

• Franeker on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl