Hoornsterzwaag

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as suage in 1408. Calque of West Frisian Hoarnstersweach, a compound of the toponym Aldhoarne and Old Frisian swâg (“pasture, land where cattle is kept”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɦoːrn.stərˈzʋaːx/
• Hyphenation: Hoorn‧ster‧zwaag
• Rhymes: -aːx

Proper noun

Hoornsterzwaag n

1. A village in Heerenveen, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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