Ees

See also: EES, EEs, ees, ees-, and -ees

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as de ese in 1263. Derived from a term cognate to West Frisian ies (“farmland around a village”).

See also Dutch Low Saxon Ies.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eːs/
• Hyphenation: Ees
• Rhymes: -eːs

Proper noun

Ees n

1. A village in Borger-Odoorn, Drenthe, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Eesenaar
• Eeser
• Eesergroen
• Eeserveen

References

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