Egbertsgaasten

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Egberts Gaesten in 1664. Compound of Egbert (“a personal name”) and the plural form of West Frisian gaast (“elevated sandy land”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛx.bɛrtsˌɣaːs.tə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Eg‧berts‧gaas‧ten

Proper noun

Egbertsgaasten n

1. A hamlet in Smallingerland, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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