Boornzwaag over de Wielen

Dutch

Etymology

Calque of West Frisian Boarnsweach oer de Wielen, derived from the toponym Boarnsweach, oer (“over”) and the plural form of wiel (“kolk lake”). The settlement is separated from the rest of Boornzwaag by a set of lakes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboːrn.zʋaːx oː.vər də ˈʋi.lə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Boorn‧zwaag over de Wie‧len
• Rhymes: -ilən

Proper noun

Boornzwaag over de Wielen n

1. A hamlet in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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