Pieriksmars

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as pierick in 1457. Compound of the toponym Pierik (derived from perk (“enclosed area, fenced-in land”)) and a variant of meers (“land next to water, pasture”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌpi.rɪksˈmɑrs/
  • Hyphenation: Pie‧riks‧mars
  • Rhymes: -ɑrs

Proper noun

Pieriksmars n

  1. A hamlet in Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands.

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