Zijtaart

Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

Seitert (dialect form)

Etymology edit

First attested as in zitart in 1366. Presumably derived from Middle Dutch sitter (“common land”) (indirectly derived from Latin sectura (“common land”)) with epenthetic -t. An alternative hypothesis proposes a derivation from Old High German sigituri (“section of forest intended for logging”) (derived from Latin secretarium). Compare Sittard, Zittard and Zittert.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈzɛi̯.taːrt/
Hyphenation: Zij‧taart
Rhymes: -ɛi̯taːrt

Proper noun edit

Zijtaart n

A village in Meierijstad, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
Synonym: Reigerland (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms edit

References edit

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