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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as schyphorst in 1400. Compound of schip (“ship”) and horst (“overgrown elevated place”). The toponym indicates that wood from the hill was formerly used to construct ships.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /də ˈsxɪp.ɦɔrst/
- Hyphenation: De Schip‧horst
Proper noun
De Schiphorst n
- A hamlet in Meppel, Drenthe, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN