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German
Etymology
From Dutch schaap (“sheep”) + huizen (“home”). The spelling uy for /yː/ is one of the typically Dutch spellings found (in Germany) only in the Lower Rhine region; compare Broekhuysen. The spelling ae for /aː/ also occurs elsewhere (e.g. Raesfeld, Bad Laer).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Schaephuysen n (proper noun, genitive Schaephuysens or (optionally with an article) Schaephuysen)
- A village, officially a quarter of Rheurdt, Lower Rhine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.