Lutjegast

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as op de lutkegast in 1459. Compound of lutje (“little, small”) and Old Frisian gast (“elevated sandy land”). The element lutje was added to distinguish the settlement from Grootegast.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈlʏ.tjəˌɣɑst/
Hyphenation: Lut‧je‧gast

Proper noun edit

Lutjegast n

A village in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands.

References edit

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