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Idaard
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Dutch
Etymology
Potentially attested as edenwerfa in 944, attested with certainty as etwerth in 1314. Borrowed from nl fy Idaerd, derived in turn from a compound of nl ofs Eda a personal name and ofs werf artificial mound used for habitation. The second element was gradually reinterpreted to ofs wert terp, artificial mound used for habitation.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈi.daːrt/
nl Idaard
Proper noun
n
nl village mun/Leeuwarden p/Friesland c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Idaarderadeel
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