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