Drachten
See also: drachten
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as nortdracht and suutdracht in 1444. Derived from the hydronym Dracht, derived in turn from Old Frisian draga (“flow, pull”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdrɑx.tə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Drach‧ten
- Rhymes: -ɑxtən
Proper noun
Drachten n
- A town and former municipality of Smallingerland, Friesland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Drachtstercompagnie
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “drachten”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN