Ravensgat
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Ravensgat in 1796. Compound of Raven (“a personal name”) and gat, used here in one of two dialectal senses: "low-lying humid land" or "access road".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈraː.və(n)sˌɣɑt/
- Hyphenation: Ra‧vens‧gat
Proper noun
Ravensgat n
- A hamlet in Gemert-Bakel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN