Tergracht

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Greft in 1508. Calque of West Frisian Tergrêft, derived from a compound of an inflected form of te (“at”) and Old Frisian greft (“excavated canal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛrˈɣrɑxt/
• Hyphenation: Ter‧gracht
• Rhymes: -ɑxt

Proper noun

Tergracht n

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

References

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