Overakker

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Geldrop-Mierlo) First attested as Overakker in 1874. Compound of over (“on the other side”) and akker (“farmland”).
  • (Breda) First attested as overacker in 1462. Compound of over (“on the other side”) and akker (“farmland”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈoː.vəˌrɑ.kər/
  • Hyphenation: Over‧ak‧ker

Proper noun

Overakker n

  1. a hamlet in Geldrop-Mierlo, North Brabant, Netherlands
  2. a neighbourhood of Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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