Emmerhout

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as ghelegen in emmerholt in 1490. Compound of the toponym Emmen and hout (“rising deciduous forest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɛ.mərˈɦɑu̯t/
• Hyphenation: Em‧mer‧hout
• Rhymes: -ɑu̯t

Proper noun

Emmerhout n

1. A neighbourhood of Emmen, Drenthe, Netherlands

References

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