Hoofdplaat
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Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]First attested as Hooge Plaet in 1665. Compound of hoog (“high, elevated”) and plaat (“sand bar”). The first element was gradually reinterpreted to hoofd (“head”).
See also Zealandic Dwòfdplaote, Dôôfplaote.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Hoofdplaat n
- A village and former municipality of Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands