Lage Aard

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as opten leegen aert in 1456. Derived from laag (“low, lower”) and Middle Dutch aert (“tilled land, farmland”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Hooge Aard.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈlaː.ɣə ˈaːrt/
Hyphenation: La‧ge Aard
Rhymes: -aːrt

Proper noun edit

Lage Aard n

A hamlet in Gilze en Rijen, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

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