Schijf
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Schèf (dialect form)
Etymology
First attested as swarte scyve in 1422. Derived from schijf (“disc”), here referring to a type of measurement formerly used in the turf extraction industry.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sxɛi̯f/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Schijf
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯f
- Homophone: schijf
Proper noun
Schijf n
- A village in Rucphen, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Schijvenaar
- Schijfs
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN