Lagebiezen

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as aen die Biesen in 1530. Compound of laag (“low, lower”) and the plural form of bies (“rush, Scirpus sp.”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Hoogebiezen.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌlaː.ɣəˈbi.zə(n)/
Hyphenation: La‧ge‧bie‧zen
Rhymes: -izən

Proper noun edit

Lagebiezen n

A hamlet in Meierijstad, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

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