Franeker

English

flag of the city of Franeker

Alternative forms

Franker (obsolete)

Etymology

From the Dutch Franeker, thought to derive from reconstructed Old Frisian *Frāneker, from frāna (“royal, noble”) +‎ ekker (“acre, field”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfɹɑːnəkə/

Proper noun

Franeker

A city in Friesland, Netherlands.

Translations

historic city of Friesland

Dutch: Franeker (nl) n
Latin: Frānequera f
West Frisian: Frjentsjer (fy) n

Further reading

Franeker on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as fronakre in 1085. From Old Frisian *Frāneker, from frāna (“royal, lordly”) +‎ ekker (“field, acre”).

See also West Frisian Frjentsjer.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfraː.nə.kər/
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: Fra‧ne‧ker
Rhymes: -aːnəkər

Proper noun

Franeker n

Franeker (a city and former municipality of Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands).

Derived terms

Franekeradeel

Descendants

→ English: Franeker

References

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

Further reading

Franeker on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

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