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Drachten

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Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as nortdracht and suutdracht in 1444. Derived from the hydronym Dracht, derived in turn from Old Frisian draga (flow, pull).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdrɑx.tə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Drach‧ten
  • Rhymes: -ɑxtən

Proper noun

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Drachten n

  1. A town and former municipality of Smallingerland, Friesland, Netherlands

Derived terms

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References

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  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “drachten”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN