Pieriksmars

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as pierick in 1457. Compound of the toponym Pierik (derived from perk (“enclosed area, fenced-in land”)) and a variant of meers (“land next to water, pasture”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌpi.rɪksˈmɑrs/
Hyphenation: Pie‧riks‧mars
Rhymes: -ɑrs

Proper noun edit

Pieriksmars n

A hamlet in Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands.

References edit

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