Terborg

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as castelli de wische in 1311. Compound of ter (“at”) and Middle Dutch borch (“castle”). Named after a castle that was the seat of the fiefdom of Wisch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛrˈbɔrx/
• Hyphenation: Ter‧borg
• Rhymes: -ɔrx

Proper noun

Terborg n

1. A city and former municipality of Oude IJsselstreek, Gelderland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Terborgenaar
• Terborgs

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “terborg”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN