Lagebiezen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as aen die Biesen in 1530. Compound of laag (“low, lower”) and the plural form of bies (“rush, Scirpus sp.”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Hoogebiezen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌlaː.ɣəˈbi.zə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: La‧ge‧bie‧zen
  • Rhymes: -izən

Proper noun

Lagebiezen n

  1. a hamlet in Meierijstad, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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