Oirschot

Dutch

Alternative forms

Orskot (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as oroscoth around the beginning of the 11th century. Compound of an unclear first element and either schoot (“piece of land that juts upward”) or schot (“enclosed space, fenced-in land”). The first element may be cognate with Old Dutch or (“sand mixed with pebbles”). Compare Oerle and Olen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈoːrˌsxɔt/
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Hyphenation: Oir‧schot

Proper noun

Oirschot n

A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.
Meronyms: Boterwijk, Evenheuvel, Groenewoud, Hedel, Hoogeind, Huijgevoort, Kattenberg, Kuikseind, Lieveld, Middelbeers, Oostelbeers, Pandgat, Polsdonken, Spoordonk, Straten, Theetuin, Tregelaar, Voorteind, Westelbeers

Derived terms

Oirschottenaar
Oirschots

References

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