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