Kakert

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as de kaekert in the 14th century. Potentially derived from kakert (“clucker, screecher”) (here referring to a cockerell). A proposed derivation from a compound of Old Dutch Kakko (“a personal name”) and rode (“land cleared of trees”) is unlikely due to the use of an article in the oldest attestations of the toponym. Compare Kekerdom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaː.kərt/
• Hyphenation: Ka‧kert
• Rhymes: -aːkərt

Proper noun

Kakert n

1. A neighbourhood of Landgraaf, Limburg, Netherlands.

References

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