Onland

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Onland ('t) in 1899. Calque of West Frisian It Unlân, derived from ûnlân (“swampland, low-quality land”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔn.lɑnt/
  • Hyphenation: On‧land

Proper noun

Onland n

  1. a hamlet 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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