De Leegte
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First attested as De Leegte in 1718. Borrowed from West Frisian De Leechte, derived from leech (“low-lying land which floods in winter”) or leegte (“lowland”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
- A hamlet in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.
References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Categories:
- Dutch terms borrowed from West Frisian
- Dutch terms derived from West Frisian
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Dutch/eːxtə
- Rhymes:Dutch/eːxtə/3 syllables
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch proper nouns
- Dutch multiword terms
- Dutch neuter nouns
- nl:Villages in Friesland, Netherlands
- nl:Villages in the Netherlands
- nl:Places in Friesland, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands