Emmerhout

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as ghelegen in emmerholt in 1490. Compound of the toponym Emmen and hout (“rising deciduous forest”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɛ.mərˈɦɑu̯t/
  • Hyphenation: Em‧mer‧hout
  • Rhymes: -ɑu̯t

Proper noun

Emmerhout n

  1. a neighbourhood of Emmen, Drenthe, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “emmerhout”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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