Ruischendegat
Dutch
Etymology
attested as Ruischende Gat in 1865. Compound of ruisen (“rustle, whisper”) and gat (“mouth of a creek”). Originally a hydronym.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrœy̯.sən.dəˌɣɑt/
- Hyphenation: Rui‧schen‧de‧gat
Proper noun
Ruischendegat n
- A hamlet in Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “ruischendegat”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN