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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as nortdracht and suutdracht in 1444. Derived from the hydronym Dracht, derived in turn from Old Frisian draga (“flow, pull”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdrɑx.tə(n)/
- Hyphenation: Drach‧ten
- Rhymes: -ɑxtən
Proper noun
Drachten n
- A town and former municipality of Smallingerland, Friesland, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “drachten”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN