Lutjegast
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as op de lutkegast in 1459. Compound of lutje (“little, small”) and Old Frisian gast (“elevated sandy land”). The element lutje was added to distinguish the settlement from Grootegast.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlʏ.tjəˌɣɑst/
- Hyphenation: Lut‧je‧gast
Proper noun
Lutjegast n
- A village in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN