Kleine Wiske
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as Kl. Wiske in 1664. Calque of West Frisian Lytse Wiske, derived from lyts (“little, small”) and wiske (“wet pasture, pasture which floods in winter”). The element lyts was added to distinguish the settlement from Grote Wiske.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editReferences
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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- Dutch terms calqued from West Frisian
- Dutch terms derived from West Frisian
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɪskə
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɪskə/4 syllables
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch proper nouns
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- nl:Villages in Friesland, Netherlands
- nl:Villages in the Netherlands
- nl:Places in Friesland, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands