Rinsumageest

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as ringesheim around 825-842. Calque of West Frisian Rinsumageast, a compound of the toponym Old Frisian Ringesheim and gast (“elevated sandy land”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɪn.sy.maːˌɣeːst/
  • Hyphenation: Rin‧su‧ma‧geest

Proper noun

Rinsumageest n

  1. a village and former municipality of Dantumadiel, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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