Franeker

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English

flag of the city of Franeker

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Etymology

From the Dutch Franeker, thought to derive from reconstructed Old Frisian *Frāneker, from frāna (“royal, noble”) +‎ ekker (“acre, field”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Franeker

  1. A city in Friesland, Netherlands.

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Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as fronakre in 1085. From Old Frisian *Frāneker, from frāna (“royal, lordly”) +‎ ekker (“field, acre”).

See also West Frisian Frjentsjer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfraː.nə.kər/
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  • Hyphenation: Fra‧ne‧ker
  • Rhymes: -aːnəkər

Proper noun

Franeker n

  1. Franeker (a city and former municipality of Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: Franeker

References

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

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