Eursinge

Dutch

Etymology
  • (Midden-Drenthe) First attested as oversinghe in 1408. Derived a compound of over (“on the other side of”) and es (“farmland next to a village”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-.
  • (Westerveld) First attested as overessching around 1313. Derived a compound of over (“on the other side of”) and es (“farmland next to a village”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-.
  • (De Wolden) First attested as Eörsing in 1811-1813. Derived a compound of over (“on the other side of”) and es (“farmland next to a village”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈøːr.sɪ.ŋə/
  • Hyphenation: Eur‧sin‧ge

Proper noun

Eursinge n

  1. A hamlet in Midden-Drenthe, Drenthe, Netherlands.
  2. A hamlet in Westerveld, Drenthe, Netherlands.
  3. A hamlet in De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands.

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