Oirschot
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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- Orskot (dialect form)
Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Oirschot n
- 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
[edit]References
[edit]- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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- nl:Villages in North Brabant, Netherlands
- nl:Villages in the Netherlands
- nl:Municipalities of North Brabant, Netherlands
- nl:Municipalities of the Netherlands
- nl:Places in North Brabant, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands