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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Egberts Gaesten in 1664. Compound of Egbert (“a personal name”) and the plural form of West Frisian gaast (“elevated sandy land”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛx.bɛrtsˌɣaːs.tə(n)/
- Hyphenation: Eg‧berts‧gaas‧ten
Proper noun
Egbertsgaasten n
- A hamlet in Smallingerland, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN