Klein Maarslag

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as marisfliete in 944. Derived from klein (“small, lesser”) and a compound of Old Frisian mar (“lake, pool, watercourse”) and fliet (“tidal watercourse, river”). The second element was gradually reinterpreted to Dutch Low Saxon slacht (“levee”). The element klein was added to distinguish the settlement from Groot Maarslag.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈklɛi̯n ˈmaːr.slɑx/
Hyphenation: Klein Maar‧slag

Proper noun edit

Klein Maar slag n

A hamlet in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.

References edit

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