Egbertsgaasten

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Egberts Gaesten in 1664. Compound of Egbert (a personal name) and the plural form of West Frisian gaast (“elevated sandy land”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛx.bɛrtsˌɣaːs.tə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Eg‧berts‧gaas‧ten

Proper noun

Egbertsgaasten n

  1. a hamlet in Smallingerland, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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