Schoot

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Veldhoven) First attested as schoet in 1452. Derived from schoot (“piece of land that juts upward”) or schot (“enclosed space”).
  • (Eindhoven) First attested as dat schoet in 1452. Derived from schoot (“piece of land that juts upward”) or schot (“enclosed space”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sxoːt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Schoot
  • Rhymes: -oːt
  • Homophone: schoot

Proper noun

Schoot n

  1. a hamlet in Veldhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
  2. a neighbourhood of Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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