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Fijnaart
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Dutch
Alternative forms
nl De Féndert dialect form
Etymology
First attested as die fiinre in 1380. Potentially derived from nl dum fijn fine, of good quality suffixed with -er. The emphatic -t was added at a later date. The toponym might have been intended to contrast with nl Klundert.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈfɛi̯.naːrt/
nl Fij naart
Proper noun
n
nl village mun/Moerdijk p/North Brabant c/Netherlands
nl 't Kleigat<qq:Carnival nickname>
Derived terms
nl Fijnaarter
nl Fijnaarts
nl Fijnaart en Heijningen
References