Etymology[edit]
First attested as ghelegen in emmerholt in 1490. Compound of the toponym Emmen and hout (“rising deciduous forest”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˌɛ.mərˈɦɑu̯t/
- Hyphenation: Em‧mer‧hout
- Rhymes: -ɑu̯t
Proper noun[edit]
Emmerhout n
- A neighbourhood of Emmen, Drenthe, Netherlands.
References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “emmerhout”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
