Langezwaag

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as utresuagh in 1315. Calque of West Frisian Langsweagen, derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian lang (“long”) and swâg (“pasture, place where cattle is kept”). The element lang was added to distinguish the settlement from Kortezwaag.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑ.ŋəˌzʋaːx/
  • Hyphenation: Lan‧ge‧zwaag

Proper noun

Langezwaag n

  1. a village and former municipality of Opsterland, Friesland, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.