Hoofdplaat

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Hooge Plaet in 1665. Compound of hoog (“high, elevated”) and plaat (“sand bar”). The first element was gradually reinterpreted to hoofd (“head”).

See also Zealandic Dwòfdplaote, Dôôfplaote.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɦoːft.plaːt/
Hyphenation: Hoofd‧plaat

Proper noun edit

Hoofdplaat n

A village and former municipality of Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “hoofdplaat”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN