Geefsweer

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested as gewesweer in 1306. Compound of Old Frisian *Gevi (“a personal name”) and weer (“artificial mound used for habitation”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɣeːfsˈʋeːr/
  • Hyphenation: Geefs‧weer
  • Rhymes: -eːr

Proper noun[edit]

Geefsweer n

  1. A hamlet in Eemsdelta, Groningen, Netherlands.

References[edit]

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