De Leegte

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as De Leegte in 1718. Borrowed from West Frisian De Leechte, derived from leech (“low-lying land which floods in winter”) or leegte (“lowland”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /də ˈleːx.tə/
  • Hyphenation: De Leeg‧te
  • Rhymes: -eːxtə

Proper noun

De Leegte n

  1. a hamlet in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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