Drachten

See also: drachten

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as nortdracht and suutdracht in 1444. Derived from the hydronym Dracht, derived in turn from Old Frisian draga (“flow, pull”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdrɑx.tə(n)/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Drach‧ten
• Rhymes: -ɑxtən

Proper noun

Drachten n

1. A town and former municipality of Smallingerland, Friesland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Drachtstercompagnie

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “drachten”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN