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Franeker

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English

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flag of the city of Franeker

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From the Dutch Franeker, thought to derive from reconstructed Old Frisian *Frāneker, from frāna (royal, noble) +‎ ekker (acre, field).

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Proper noun

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Franeker

  1. A city in Friesland, Netherlands.

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Further reading

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Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as fronakre in 1085. From Old Frisian *Frāneker, from frāna (royal, lordly) +‎ ekker (field, acre).

See also West Frisian Frjentsjer.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfraː.nə.kər/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Fra‧ne‧ker
  • Rhymes: -aːnəkər

Proper noun

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Franeker n

  1. Franeker (a city and former municipality of Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: Franeker

References

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

Further reading

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