Hoornsterzwaag

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as suage in 1408. Calque of West Frisian Hoarnstersweach, a compound of the toponym Aldhoarne and Old Frisian swâg (“pasture, land where cattle is kept”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌɦoːrn.stərˈzʋaːx/
  • Hyphenation: Hoorn‧ster‧zwaag
  • Rhymes: -aːx

Proper noun

Hoornsterzwaag n

  1. A village in Heerenveen, Friesland, Netherlands.

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