Hellegat

== Dutch == === Etymology === First attested as thellegat in 1471. Compound of helle (“low-lying, swampy place, earthen embankment which turf is dried on”) and gat (“low-lying humid area”). Possibly reinterpreted later as hellegat (“hell-hole”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɦɛ.ləˌɣɑt/ Hyphenation: Hel‧le‧gat === Proper noun === Hellegat n a hamlet in Zundert, North Brabant, Netherlands === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN