Lutjegast

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as op de lutkegast in 1459. Compound of lutje (“little, small”) and Old Frisian gast (“elevated sandy land”). The element lutje was added to distinguish the settlement from Grootegast.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlʏ.tjəˌɣɑst/
  • Hyphenation: Lut‧je‧gast

Proper noun

Lutjegast n

  1. a village in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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