Schuytgraaf
Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Schutgraaf in 1866. Compound of schut (“sluice, lock”) and graaf (“canal”). Named after a stream that runs through the neighbourhood. The neighbourhood itself began construction in the 1970s.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsxœy̯t.ɣraːf/
- Hyphenation: Schuyt‧graaf
Proper noun
Schuytgraaf n
- A neighborhood of Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “schuytgraaf”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN