Schapenbout
Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Schapenbout in 1840. Compound of the plural form of schaap (“sheep”) and dialectal bout (“remaining section of a collapsed or destroyed levee”). Named for the fact that the inhabitants of the settlement took their sheep to pasture on the remains of the levee.
See also Zealandic Schaopenbout.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsxaː.pə(n)ˌbɑu̯t/
- Hyphenation: Scha‧pen‧bout
Proper noun
Schapenbout n
- A hamlet in Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “schapenbout”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN