Blaze@reddthat.com to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 1 年前What 16th century Ottomans thought Europe looked like on top of an actual map of Europefiles.catbox.moeimagemessage-square35linkfedilinkarrow-up1349arrow-down18
arrow-up1341arrow-down1imageWhat 16th century Ottomans thought Europe looked like on top of an actual map of Europefiles.catbox.moeBlaze@reddthat.com to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 1 年前message-square35linkfedilink
minus-squareSuccessful_Try543@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-21 年前Achter means in a local sense ‘at the back’ or ‘behind’ and meer means either ‘more’ or means ‘sea’ (e.g. IJsselmeer). So it referrs to either “more land behind” the city of Alkmaar or or a sea behind the city.
minus-squareBashnagdul@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 年前Lake, meer means lake. Achtermeer is best translated as back lake, or behind lake. Assuming achter in this case is used as this. It could also mean the lake of Acht. Since Acht could also be the name of a location. See Markermeer.
minus-squareSuccessful_Try543@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 年前TY. Funny how German and Dutch switch meaning here: meer – der See zee – das Meer, die See.
Achter means in a local sense ‘at the back’ or ‘behind’ and meer means either ‘more’ or means ‘sea’ (e.g. IJsselmeer).
So it referrs to either “more land behind” the city of Alkmaar or or a sea behind the city.
Lake, meer means lake. Achtermeer is best translated as back lake, or behind lake. Assuming achter in this case is used as this. It could also mean the lake of Acht. Since Acht could also be the name of a location. See Markermeer.
TY. Funny how German and Dutch switch meaning here: