Sintjohannesga

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Sint Jansga in 1408. Calque of West Frisian Sint-Jânsgea, a compound of the name of Saint John and Old Frisian gâ (“village, village area”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsɪnt.jɔˈɦɑ.nəsˌɣaː/
• Hyphenation: Sint‧jo‧han‧nes‧ga

Proper noun

Sintjohannesga n

1. A village in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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