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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as wulvesberge in 1262. Compound of Wolf (a personal name) or wolf (“wolf, Canis lupus”) and the dative singular form of berg (“hill, elevated place”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋɔlfsˈbɑr.ɣə/
- Hyphenation: Wolfs‧bar‧ge
- Rhymes: -ɑrɣə
Proper noun
Wolfsbarge n
- A hamlet in Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN