Uilesprong

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as d Uylesprong in 1718. Borrowed from West Frisian Ulesprong, a hydronym potentially derived from a compound of ôl (“land next to water, humid low-lying land”) and sprong (“double bend of a watercourse”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈœy̯.ləˌsprɔŋ/
  • Hyphenation: Ui‧le‧sprong

Proper noun

Uilesprong n

  1. a hamlet in Opsterland, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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