Eesterga

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Etymology

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First attested as Eestergae in 1505. Likely derived from a compound of Old Frisian ees (farmland next to a village) or ā (watercourse, river) and (village, village area). The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier variant of the Frisian name. Compare Eestrum.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈeːs.tərˌɣaː/
  • Hyphenation: Ees‧ter‧ga

Proper noun

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Eesterga n

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

References

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