Schaapbulten

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as SCHAAPBULTEN in 1847. Compound of schaap (“sheep”) and the plural form of bult (“bump, slightly elevated place”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsxaːp.bʏl.tə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Schaap‧bul‧ten

Proper noun

Schaapbulten n

  1. a hamlet in Eemsdelta, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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