Terpoorten

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as ter Porten in 1652. Derived from te (“at”) and the dative singular form of poort (“gate”), here referring to a gate separating a farmhouse from the road next to it.

See also Limburgish Terpaote.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tɛrˈpoːr.tə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Ter‧poor‧ten
  • Rhymes: -oːrtən

Proper noun

Terpoorten n

  1. A hamlet in Gulpen-Wittem, Limburg, Netherlands.

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