Bantega

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Bantega in 1974. Compound of the toponym Bant (derived from bant (“area, inhabited area”)) and West Frisian ga (“village, village area”). Originally called Echtenpolder, a compound of the toponym Echten and polder (“polder”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑn.təˌɣaː/
  • Hyphenation: Ban‧te‧ga

Proper noun

Bantega n

  1. a village in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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