Laag-Caestert

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Caustert in 1619. Compound of laag (“low, lower”) and kalverstaart (“calf's tail”). The toponym is either a perjorative designation for a piece of land with an irregular shape or refers to a former inn. The element laag was added at a later date to distinguish the settlement from Hoog-Caestert.

See also Limburgish Liekaasjtert.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlaːx ˈkaːs.tərt/
  • Hyphenation: Laag-‧Caes‧tert
  • Rhymes: -aːstərt

Proper noun

Laag-Caestert n

  1. a hamlet in Eijsden-Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands
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