Grootegast

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as up de grote gast in 1502. Compound of groot (“big, great”) and Old Frisian gast (“elevated sandy land”). The element groot was added to distinguish the settlement from Lutjegast.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣroː.təˌɣɑst/
• Hyphenation: Groo‧te‧gast

Proper noun

Grootegast n

1. a village and former municipality of Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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