Tergracht
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Greft in 1508. Calque of West Frisian Tergrêft, derived from a compound of an inflected form of te (“at”) and Old Frisian greft (“excavated canal”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɛrˈɣrɑxt/
- Hyphenation: Ter‧gracht
- Rhymes: -ɑxt
Proper noun
Tergracht n
- A hamlet in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN