Bakhuisbos

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as erff Baghuijs in 1730. Compound of bakhuis (“building in which bread and cattle feed were produced”) and bos (“rising forest”). Named after a large farmhouse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌbɑk.ɦœy̯sˈbɔs/
  • Hyphenation: Bak‧huis‧bos
  • Rhymes: -ɔs

Proper noun

Bakhuisbos n

  1. a hamlet in Heerde, Gelderland, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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