Schouw

See also: schouw

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Friesland): First attested as Schouw in 1847. Calque of West Frisian De Skou, derived from skou (“ferry”).
  • (Noord-Brabant): First attested as die hoge schaut in 1382. Potentially derived from dialectal schave (“pasture, hayfield”), itself derived from Medieval Latin escavatum (“cavity”).
  • (Flevoland): Derived from schouw (“type of ship”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sxɑu̯/
  • Hyphenation: Schouw
  • Rhymes: -ɑu̯
  • Homophone: schouw

Proper noun

Schouw n

  1. a hamlet in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands
  2. a hamlet in Gemert-Bakel, North Brabant, Netherlands
  3. a neighbourhood of Lelystad, Flevoland, Netherlands

References

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