Lagebiezen
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as aen die Biesen in 1530. Compound of laag (“low, lower”) and the plural form of bies (“rush, Scirpus sp.”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Hoogebiezen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌlaː.ɣəˈbi.zə(n)/
- Hyphenation: La‧ge‧bie‧zen
- Rhymes: -izən
Proper noun
Lagebiezen n
- A hamlet in Meierijstad, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN