Rogat

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Rogatschut around 1725. Contracted compound of rook (“smoke”) and gat (“hole”). The toponym might originally have been the name of a house.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈroː.ɣɑt/
• Hyphenation: Ro‧gat
• Rhymes: -oːɣɑt

Proper noun

Rogat n

1. A village in Meppel, Drenthe, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Rogatter
• Rogats

References

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