Franeker
English
![](Images/wiktionary/Flag_of_Franeker.svg.png.webp)
flag of the city of Franeker
Alternative forms
- Franker (obsolete)
Etymology
From the Dutch Franeker, thought to derive from reconstructed Old Frisian *Frāneker, from frāna (“royal, noble”) + ekker (“acre, field”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɹɑːnəkə/
Proper noun
Franeker
- A city in Friesland, Netherlands.
Translations
historic city of Friesland
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Further reading
Franeker on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as fronakre in 1085. From Old Frisian *Frāneker, from frāna (“royal, lordly”) + ekker (“field, acre”).
See also West Frisian Frjentsjer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfraː.nə.kər/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Fra‧ne‧ker
- Rhymes: -aːnəkər
Proper noun
Franeker n
- Franeker (a city and former municipality of Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands).
Derived terms
- Franekeradeel
Descendants
- → English: Franeker
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “franeker”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Further reading
Franeker on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl