Lutkepost

Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as post in 1388, attested with certainty as lutkepost in 1472. Calque of West Frisian Lytsepost, a compound of Old Frisian lītik (small) and post (simple bridge, gangboard across a ditch). The element luttel was added to distinguish the settlement from Buitenpost.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlʏt.kəˌpɔst/
  • Hyphenation: Lut‧ke‧post

Proper noun

Lutkepost n

  1. a hamlet in Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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