Schipholt
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Schipholt in 1936. Compound of schip (“ship”) and holt (“rising deciduous forest”). Wood from the forest was formerly used to construct ships.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsxɪp.ɦɔlt/
- Hyphenation: Schip‧holt
Proper noun
Schipholt n
- A neighbourhood of Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “schipholt”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN