Rogat

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Rogatschut around 1725. Contracted compound of rook (“smoke”) and gat (“hole”). The toponym might originally have been the name of a house.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈroː.ɣɑt/
Hyphenation: Ro‧gat
Rhymes: -oːɣɑt

Proper noun edit

Rogat n

A village in Meppel, Drenthe, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN