Wolfsbarge

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as wulvesberge in 1262. Compound of Wolf (“a personal name”) or wolf (“wolf, Canis lupus”) and the dative singular form of berg (“hill, elevated place”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ʋɔlfsˈbɑr.ɣə/
Hyphenation: Wolfs‧bar‧ge
Rhymes: -ɑrɣə

Proper noun edit

Wolfsbarge n

A hamlet in Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.

References edit

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