Haastrecht

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Haastert (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as havekesdret in 1108. Compound of Old Dutch Haveke (a personal name) and dreht (“ferry, watercourse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦaːs.trɛxt/
• Hyphenation: Haas‧trecht

Proper noun

Haastrecht n

1. A city and former municipality of Krimpenerwaard, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Haastrechter
• Haastrechts
• Beneden-Haastrecht
• Boven-Haastrecht

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “haastrecht”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN