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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Huis Lochtenburg in 1788-1804. Compound of either Middle Dutch logt (“air, sky”) or locht (“enclosed area, courtyard, vegetable garden”) and burg (“mansion”). Originally the name of a manor house. Compare Locht.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɔx.tə(n)ˌbʏrx/
- Hyphenation: Loch‧ten‧burg
Proper noun
Lochtenburg n
- A hamlet in Moerdijk, North Brabant, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN