Egge

See also: egge, and éggé

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as op die eygen in 1470. Derived from Middle Dutch eigen (“personally owned land”). The current neighbourhood was named after a home for bachelors that had in turn taken its name from a piece of land.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.ɣə/
• Hyphenation: Eg‧ge
• Rhymes: -ɛɣə

Proper noun

Egge n

1. A neighbourhood of Brunssum, Limburg, Netherlands

References

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

German

Etymology

Derived in early modern German from the verb eggen, possibly under influence of ecke, also egge (“corner; sharp edge; blade”), whence contemporary Ecke (“corner”). The older Middle High German egede from Old High German egida is only continued dialectally (early modern German eide). The same development in Dutch eg. Cognate to Latin occa, Latin occō (whence Portuguese oco, Spanish hueco).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛɡə/

• Audio:

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Noun

Egge f (genitive Egge, plural Eggen)

1. harrow

Declension

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Egge	die	Eggen
genitive	einer	der	Egge	der	Eggen
dative	einer	der	Egge	den	Eggen
accusative	eine	die	Egge	die	Eggen

Declension of Egge [feminine]

Related terms

• eggen
• Kreiselegge

Further reading

• “Egge” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Egge” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon