Beerta

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

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

Proper noun[edit]

Beerta n

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

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

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