Augustinusga

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as parrochia beati Augustini around 1240. Calque of West Frisian Stynsgea, a compound of the name of Saint Augustine and ga (“village, village area”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌɑu̯.ɣʏsˈti.nʏsˌɣaː/
Hyphenation: Au‧gus‧ti‧nus‧ga

Proper noun edit

Augustinusga n

A village and former municipality of Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Netherlands.

References edit

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