Bourtange

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Op die Bertaing in 1573. Compound of dialectal boer (“communal land owned by farmers”) and dialectal tange (“sandy ridge in a raised bog”).

See also Dutch Low Saxon Boertaang, Boertaange.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buːrˈtɑ.ŋə/

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• Hyphenation: Bour‧tan‧ge
• Rhymes: -ɑŋə

Proper noun

Bourtange n

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

References

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