Terband

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as bant in 1315. Calque of West Frisian Terbant, derived in turn from a compound of an inflected form of te (“at”) and Old Saxon bant (“area, inhabited area”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tɛrˈbɑnt/
  • Hyphenation: Ter‧band
  • Rhymes: -ɑnt

Proper noun

Terband n

  1. A village in Heerenveen, Friesland, Netherlands.

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