Etymology[edit]
Attested as Boerengat in 1838-1857. Compound of boer (“farmer”) and gat (“mouth of a creek”). Originally a hydronym.
See also Zealandic Boerehat.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈbuː.rə(n)ˌɣɑt/
- Hyphenation: Boe‧ren‧gat
Proper noun[edit]
Boerengat n
- A hamlet in Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands.
References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “boerengat”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
