Boerengat
Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Boerengat in 1838-1857. Compound of boer (“farmer”) and gat (“mouth of a creek”). Originally a hydronym.
See also Zealandic Boerehat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbuː.rə(n)ˌɣɑt/
- Hyphenation: Boe‧ren‧gat
Proper noun
Boerengat n
- A hamlet in Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “boerengat”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN