Belt-Schutsloot
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Sandbeld en Schutsloot in 1748. Compound of dialectal belt (“slightly elevated place”) and the hydronym Schutsloot, which is derived from schutsloot (“ditch with a dam”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛlt ˈsxʏt.sloːt/
- Hyphenation: Belt-‧Schut‧sloot
Proper noun
Belt-Schutsloot n
- A village in Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN