Huis ter Noord

Dutch

Etymology

Calque of West Frisian Hústernoard, a compound of hûs (“house”), te (“at”) and noard (“north”). The toponym might have originally referred to a house located north of the Fogelsanghstate estate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦœy̯s tɛr ˈnoːrt/
• Hyphenation: Huis ter Noord
• Rhymes: -oːrt

Proper noun

Huis ter Noord n

1. A hamlet in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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