Smákt

See also: Smakt

Limburgish

Etymology

First attested as Smacht and Smakt in 1803-1820. Borrowed from Dutch Smakt, from smachten (“yearn, pine, thirst after”), referring here to the barren land around the settlement.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /smakt/

Proper noun

De Smákt f (Veldeke spelling)

  1. Smakt (a village in venray, Limburg, Netherlands)

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