Beerta
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as berethe in the 13th century. Derived from Old Frisian buer (“domicile, cottage”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix *-iþi.
See also Dutch Low Saxon Beerte.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbeːr.taː/
- Hyphenation: Beer‧ta
Proper noun
Beerta n
- A village and former municipality of Oldambt, Groningen, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Beersterhoogen
- Nieuw Beerta
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN