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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Liessent in 1699. Compound of lies (“great manna grass, Glyceria maxima”) and eind (“end, edge”). The second element is likely to be a reinterpretation from hout (“rising deciduous forest”). Compare Boekend, Lieseind, Lieshout, Ulvend and Vaareind.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈli.sənt/
- Hyphenation: Lies‧sent
Proper noun
Liessent n
- A neighbourhood of Maashorst, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN