Ternaard

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as tunuwerde around 819-825. Borrowed from West Frisian Ternaard. Originally a compound of an unclear first element and Old Frisian werd (“terp, artificial mound used for habitation”). The toponym was gradually reinterpreted to a compound of an inflected form of te (“at”) and aard (“farmland”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /tɛrˈnaːrt/
Hyphenation: Ter‧naard
Rhymes: -aːrt

Proper noun edit

Ternaard n

A village and former municipality of Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.

References edit

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