Eursinge

Dutch

Etymology

• (Midden-Drenthe) First attested as oversinghe in 1408. Derived a compound of over (“on the other side of”) and es (“farmland next to a village”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-.
• (Westerveld) First attested as overessching around 1313. Derived a compound of over (“on the other side of”) and es (“farmland next to a village”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-.
• (De Wolden) First attested as Eörsing in 1811-1813. Derived a compound of over (“on the other side of”) and es (“farmland next to a village”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈøːr.sɪ.ŋə/
• Hyphenation: Eur‧sin‧ge

Proper noun

Eursinge n

1. A hamlet in Midden-Drenthe, Drenthe, Netherlands.
2. A hamlet in Westerveld, Drenthe, Netherlands.
3. A hamlet in De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN