Esmarke

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as groote bueren toe enschede in 1460. Compound of es (“land next to a village”) and Middle Dutch marke (“borderland, undivided communal lands”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛs.mɑr.kə/
• Hyphenation: Es‧mar‧ke

Proper noun

Esmarke n

1. A neighbourhood of Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

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