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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Dunesbarch in 1500. Compound of an unidentified first element (possibilities include does (“mossy swamp”), donk (“sandy hill”) or Duno (“a personal name”)) and berg (“hill”). Compare Doesburg, Donzel, Duisburg, Duisenburg and Duisdorf.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdʏns.bɔrx/
- Hyphenation: Duns‧borg
Proper noun
Dunsborg n
- A hamlet in Bronckhorst, Gelderland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN