Leegkerk

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as legakerke in 1385. Compound of Old Frisian leeg (“low, low-lying”) and kerk (“church”). The element leeg was added to distinguish the settlement from Hoogkerk.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /leːxˈkɛrk/
Hyphenation: Leeg‧kerk
Rhymes: -ɛrk

Proper noun edit

Leegkerk n

A village in Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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