Jonkersvaart
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Jonkersgruppel in 1765. Compound of jonker (“squire”) and vaart (“canal”). Exactly which squire ordered the construction of the canal is uncertain.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjɔŋ.kərsˌvaːrt/
- Hyphenation: Jon‧kers‧vaart
Proper noun
Jonkersvaart n
- A village in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN