Hoornsterzwaag
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as suage in 1408. Calque of West Frisian Hoarnstersweach, a compound of the toponym Aldhoarne and Old Frisian swâg (“pasture, land where cattle is kept”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɦoːrn.stərˈzʋaːx/
- Hyphenation: Hoorn‧ster‧zwaag
- Rhymes: -aːx
Proper noun
Hoornsterzwaag n
- A village in Heerenveen, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN