Egge
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Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]First attested as op die eygen in 1470. Derived from Middle Dutch eigen (“personally owned land”). The current neighbourhood was named after a home for bachelors that had in turn taken its name from a piece of land.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Egge n
- A neighbourhood of Brunssum, Limburg, Netherlands
References
[edit]- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “egge”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Derived in early modern German from the verb eggen, possibly under influence of ecke, also egge (“corner; sharp edge; blade”), whence contemporary Ecke (“corner”). The older Middle High German egede from Old High German egida is only continued dialectally (early modern German eide). The same development in Dutch eg.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Egge f (genitive Egge, plural Eggen)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Egge [feminine]
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- Rhymes:Dutch/ɛɣə
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- nl:Neighbourhoods in Limburg, Netherlands
- nl:Places in Limburg, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands
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