Oirschot

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Oirschot.

Proper noun

Oirschot

  1. A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

First attested as oroscoth around the beginning of the 11th century. Compound of an unclear first element and either schoot (“piece of land that juts upward”) or schot (“enclosed space, fenced-in land”). The first element may be cognate with Old Dutch or (“sand mixed with pebbles”). Compare Oerle and Olen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈoːrˌsxɔt/
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  • Hyphenation: Oir‧schot

Proper noun

Oirschot n

  1. A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands
    Meronyms: Boterwijk, Evenheuvel, Groenewoud, Hedel, Hoogeind, Huijgevoort, Kattenberg, Kuikseind, Lieveld, Middelbeers, Oostelbeers, Pandgat, Polsdonken, Spoordonk, Straten, Theetuin, Tregelaar, Voorteind, Westelbeers

Derived terms

References

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