Drachten

See also: drachten

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as nortdracht and suutdracht in 1444. Derived from the hydronym Dracht, derived in turn from Old Frisian draga (“flow, pull”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdrɑx.tə(n)/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Drach‧ten
  • Rhymes: -ɑxtən

Proper noun

Drachten n

  1. A town and former municipality of Smallingerland, Friesland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

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