Boornzwaag

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as bennigaswach in the 13th century. Calque of West Frisian Boarnsweach, a compound of Old Frisian Benninga (a surname) or Bonninga and swâg (“pasture, land where cattle is kept”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈboːrn.zʋaːx/
  • Hyphenation: Boorn‧zwaag

Proper noun

Boornzwaag n

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

Derived terms

References

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