Eursing

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Ouersche in 1634. Derived from a contracted compound of over (“on the other side of”) and es (“farmland next to a village”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈøːr.sɪŋ/
  • Hyphenation: Eur‧sing

Proper noun

Eursing n

  1. a hamlet in Midden-Drenthe, Drenthe, Netherlands

References

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