Terpoorten

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as ter Porten in 1652. Derived from te (“at”) and the dative singular form of poort (“gate”), here referring to a gate separating a farmhouse from the road next to it.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /tɛrˈpoːr.tə(n)/
Hyphenation: Ter‧poor‧ten
Rhymes: -oːrtən

Proper noun edit

Terpoorten n

A hamlet in Gulpen-Wittem, Limburg, Netherlands.

References edit

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