Borgertange

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Borgertange in 1899. Compound of the toponym Ter Borg and dialectal tange (“sandy ridge in a raised bog”).

See also Dutch Low Saxon Börgertaange.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌbɔr.ɣərˈtɑ.ŋə/
  • Hyphenation: Bor‧ger‧tan‧ge
  • Rhymes: -ɑŋə

Proper noun

Borgertange n

  1. A hamlet in Westerwolde, Groningen, Netherlands.

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