Hellegat

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as thellegat in 1471. Compound of helle (“low-lying, swampy place, earthen embankment which turf is dried on”) and gat (“low-lying humid area”). Possibly reinterpreted later as hellegat (“hell-hole”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɛ.ləˌɣɑt/
  • Hyphenation: Hel‧le‧gat

Proper noun

Hellegat n

  1. A hamlet in Zundert, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

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