Ees

See also: EES, EEs, ees, ees-, and -ees

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as de ese in 1263. Derived from a term cognate to West Frisian ies (“farmland around a village”).

See also Dutch Low Saxon Ies.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /eːs/
  • Hyphenation: Ees
  • Rhymes: -eːs

Proper noun

Ees n

  1. A village in Borger-Odoorn, Drenthe, Netherlands.

Derived terms

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