Belt-Schutsloot

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Sandbeld en Schutsloot in 1748. Compound of dialectal belt (“slightly elevated place”) and the hydronym Schutsloot, which is derived from schutsloot (“ditch with a dam”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛlt ˈsxʏt.sloːt/
• Hyphenation: Belt-‧Schut‧sloot

Proper noun

Belt-Schutsloot n

1. A village in Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Netherlands.

References

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