Leest

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as aan de leest in 1539. Potentially derived from leest (“last, boottree”) as a reference to the shape of a field.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leːst/

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• Hyphenation: Leest
• Rhymes: -eːst
• Homophone: leest

Proper noun

Leest n

1. A neighbourhood of Meierijstad, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

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