Echt
English
Proper noun
Echt
- A small village at a crossroads in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref SJ7305).
- A town in Echt-Susteren municipality, Limburg province, Netherlands.
Further reading
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Eitha around 1050. Derived from Middle Dutch echt (“property”) (compare achte), used here in a special sense to refer to a forest reserved for the exclusive use of the feudal lord who owned it. Compare Acht, Achterveld and Achtmaal.
See also Limburgish Ech.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛxt/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Echt
- Rhymes: -ɛxt
- Homophone: echt
Proper noun
Echt n
- a town and former municipality of Echt-Susteren, Limburg, Netherlands
- Synonym: Aesterriek (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms
- Echtenaar
- Echter
- Echterbosch
- Echt-Susteren
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “Echt3”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN