Blaze@reddthat.com to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 5 months agoWhat 16th century Ottomans thought Europe looked like on top of an actual map of Europefiles.catbox.moeimagemessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-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 · 5 months agomessage-square35fedilink
minus-squareBashnagdul@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoLake, 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-up0·edit-25 months agoTY. Funny how German and Dutch switch meaning here: meer – der See zee – das Meer, die See.
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: