Mensingeweer
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as mensingheweere and mensinghawere in 1371. Derived from a compound of Old Frisian Mense (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi- and weer (“artificial mound used for habitation”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌmɛn.sɪ.ŋəˈʋeːr/
- Hyphenation: Men‧sin‧ge‧weer
- Rhymes: -eːr
Proper noun
Mensingeweer n
- A village in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN