Gerkesklooster
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as wigarathorpe in 1240. Calque of West Frisian Gerkeskleaster, a compound of Gerke (“a personal name”) and kleaster (“monastery”), a reference to a former Cistercian monastery founded by landowner Gerke Harkema. Originally a compound of Old Frisian Wigar (“a personal name”) and thorp (“farmstead, subsidiary settlement”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣɛr.kəsˌkloːs.tər/
- Hyphenation: Ger‧kes‧kloos‧ter
Proper noun
Gerkesklooster n
- A village in Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN