Grootegast
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as up de grote gast in 1502. Compound of groot (“big, great”) and Old Frisian gast (“elevated sandy land”). The element groot was added to distinguish the settlement from Lutjegast.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣroː.təˌɣɑst/
- Hyphenation: Groo‧te‧gast
Proper noun
Grootegast n
- A village and former municipality of Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN