Baarschot
Dutch
Alternative forms
- (Hilvarenbeek) Boarschot (dialect form)
- (Deurne) Barsend (dialect form)
Etymology
- (Hilvarenbeek) First attested as baescot in 1301. Compound of an uncertain first element and schot (“enclosed space, fenced-in territory”).
- (Deurne) First attested as berscot in 1423. Compound of either beer (“manure, mud”) and schoot (“piece of land that juts upward”) or beer (“boar, male pig”) and schot (“enclosed space, fenced-in territory”). Compare Beerschoten.
- (Oosterhout) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbaːr.sxɔt/
- Hyphenation: Baar‧schot
Proper noun
Baarschot n
- A village in Hilvarenbeek, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Deurne, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN