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Dutch
Etymology
Potentially attested as schaffere in 1407, attested with certainty as Schafferden around 1533. Etymology unknown. Potentially a compound of schaap (“sheep”) and voorde (“ford, crossing”). Compare Schaveren.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsxɑ.fər.də(n)/
- Hyphenation: Schaf‧fer‧den
- Rhymes: -ɑfərdən
Proper noun
Schafferden n
- A hamlet in Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN