De Eest

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as De Eest in 1678. Likely derived from ees (“farmland around a village”) with epenthetic -t.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /də ˈeːst/
• Hyphenation: De Eest
• Rhymes: -eːst

Proper noun

De Eest n

1. A hamlet in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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