Bantega
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Bantega in 1974. Compound of the toponym Bant (derived from bant (“area, inhabited area”)) and West Frisian ga (“village, village area”). Originally called Echtenpolder, a compound of the toponym Echten and polder (“polder”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɑn.təˌɣaː/
- Hyphenation: Ban‧te‧ga
Proper noun
Bantega n
- A village in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN