Ternaard

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as tunuwerde around 819-825. Borrowed from West Frisian Ternaard. Originally a compound of an unclear first element and Old Frisian werd (“terp, artificial mound used for habitation”). The toponym was gradually reinterpreted to a compound of an inflected form of te (“at”) and aard (“farmland”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛrˈnaːrt/
• Hyphenation: Ter‧naard
• Rhymes: -aːrt

Proper noun

Ternaard n

1. A village and former municipality of Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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