Molenschot

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Meuleschot (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as mueleschot in 1299. Compound of molen (“mill”) and schoot (“piece of land that juts upward”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmoː.lə(n)ˌsxɔt/
  • Hyphenation: Mo‧len‧schot

Proper noun

Molenschot n

  1. a village in Gilze en Rijen, North Brabant, Netherlands
    Synonym: Papslokkersgat (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

  • Molenschotter
  • Molenschots

References

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