Eursing

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Ouersche in 1634. Derived from a contracted compound of over (“on the other side of”) and es (“farmland next to a village”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈøːr.sɪŋ/
• Hyphenation: Eur‧sing

Proper noun

Eursing n

1. A hamlet in Midden-Drenthe, Drenthe, Netherlands

References

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