Zijtaart
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Seitert (dialect form)
Etymology
First attested as in zitart in 1366. Presumably derived from Middle Dutch sitter (“common land”) (indirectly derived from Latin sectura (“common land”)) with epenthetic -t. An alternative hypothesis proposes a derivation from Old High German sigituri (“section of forest intended for logging”) (derived from Latin secretarium). Compare Sittard, Zittard and Zittert.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzɛi̯.taːrt/
- Hyphenation: Zij‧taart
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯taːrt
Proper noun
Zijtaart n
- A village in Meierijstad, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Reigerland (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms
- Zijtaartenaar
- Zijtaarts
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN