Trophorne

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Traphorne in 1511. Derived from a contracted compound of an inflected form of te (“at”), op (“up”) and horn (“corner of a levee”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /trɔpˈɦɔr.nə/
  • Hyphenation: Trop‧hor‧ne
  • Rhymes: -ɔrnə

Proper noun

Trophorne 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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