Rogat

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Rogatschut around 1725. Contracted compound of rook (“smoke”) and gat (“hole”). The toponym might originally have been the name of a house.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈroː.ɣɑt/
  • Hyphenation: Ro‧gat
  • Rhymes: -oːɣɑt

Proper noun

Rogat n

  1. A village in Meppel, Drenthe, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Rogatter
  • Rogats

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