Jonkersvaart

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Jonkersgruppel in 1765. Compound of jonker (“squire”) and vaart (“canal”). Exactly which squire ordered the construction of the canal is uncertain.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈjɔŋ.kərsˌvaːrt/
Hyphenation: Jon‧kers‧vaart

Proper noun edit

Jonkersvaart n

A village in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands.

References edit

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