Leegkerk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as legakerke in 1385. Compound of Old Frisian leeg (“low, low-lying”) and kerk (“church”). The element leeg was added to distinguish the settlement from Hoogkerk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leːxˈkɛrk/
• Hyphenation: Leeg‧kerk
• Rhymes: -ɛrk

Proper noun

Leegkerk n

1. A village in Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Leegkerker
• Leegkerks

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN