Etymology[edit]
attested as Ruischende Gat in 1865. Compound of ruisen (“rustle, whisper”) and gat (“mouth of a creek”). Originally a hydronym.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈrœy̯.sən.dəˌɣɑt/
- Hyphenation: Rui‧schen‧de‧gat
Proper noun[edit]
Ruischendegat n
- A hamlet in Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands.
References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “ruischendegat”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
