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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Op die Bertaing in 1573. Compound of dialectal boer (“communal land owned by farmers”) and dialectal tange (“sandy ridge in a raised bog”).
See also Dutch Low Saxon Boertaang, Boertaange.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /buːrˈtɑ.ŋə/
- Hyphenation: Bour‧tan‧ge
- Rhymes: -ɑŋə
Proper noun
Bourtange n
- A village and former municipality of Westerwolde, Groningen, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN