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Tjerkgaast

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as tzerckgeest in 1413. Borrowed from West Frisian Tsjerkgaast, a compound of Old Frisian tzercka (“church”) and gast (“elevated sandy land”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʃɛrk.ɣaːst/
  • Hyphenation: Tjerk‧gaast

Proper noun edit

Tjerkgaast n

  1. A village in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands.

References edit

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