Echterbosch

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Echterbosch in 1835. Compound of the toponym Echt and bos (“rising forest”).

See also Limburgish D'n Echterbós.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɛx.tɛrˈbɔs/
• Hyphenation: Ech‧ter‧bosch
• Rhymes: -ɔs

Proper noun

Echterbosch n

1. A hamlet in Echt-Susteren, Limburg, Netherlands.

References

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