Huis ter Noord

Dutch

Etymology

Calque of West Frisian Hústernoard, a compound of hûs (“house”), te (“at”) and noard (“north”). The toponym might have originally referred to a house located north of the Fogelsanghstate estate.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɦœy̯s tɛr ˈnoːrt/
  • Hyphenation: Huis ter Noord
  • Rhymes: -oːrt

Proper noun

Huis ter Noord n

  1. A hamlet in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.

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