Schipholt

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Schipholt in 1936. Compound of schip (“ship”) and holt (“rising deciduous forest”). Wood from the forest was formerly used to construct ships.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsxɪp.ɦɔlt/
• Hyphenation: Schip‧holt

Proper noun

Schipholt n

1. A neighbourhood of Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “schipholt”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN