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Etymology

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First attested as Traphorne in 1511. Derived from a contracted compound of an inflected form of te (at), op (up) and horn (corner of a levee).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /trɔpˈɦɔr.nə/
  • Hyphenation: Trop‧hor‧ne
  • Rhymes: -ɔrnə

Proper noun

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Trophorne n

  1. A hamlet in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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