Haastrecht
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Haastert (dialect form)
Etymology
First attested as havekesdret in 1108. Compound of Old Dutch Haveke (“a personal name”) and dreht (“ferry, watercourse”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦaːs.trɛxt/
- Hyphenation: Haas‧trecht
Proper noun
Haastrecht n
- A city and former municipality of Krimpenerwaard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Haastrechter
- Haastrechts
- Beneden-Haastrecht
- Boven-Haastrecht
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “haastrecht”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN