Schipborg
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as borc in 1298-1304. Compound of schip (“ship”) and Middle Dutch bork (“type of tree, perhaps a birch”). Compare Borculo, Borgele, Borkel en Schaft, Bulkenaar and Westerbork.
See also Dutch Low Saxon Schipbörg.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sxɪpˈbɔrx/
- Hyphenation: Schip‧borg
- Rhymes: -ɔrx
Proper noun
Schipborg n
- A village in Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN