Bantega

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Bantega in 1974. Compound of the toponym Bant (derived from bant (“area, inhabited area”)) and West Frisian ga (“village, village area”). Originally called Echtenpolder, a compound of the toponym Echten and polder (“polder”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑn.təˌɣaː/
• Hyphenation: Ban‧te‧ga

Proper noun

Bantega n

1. A village in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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