Enschede

English

Proper noun

Enschede

1. A city in Overijssel, Netherlands.
2. A municipality of Overijssel, Netherlands.

Dutch

location map of Enschede in the Netherlands

Etymology

First attested as anneschethe in 1119. Compound of an unclear first element and Old Saxon skēthia (“boundary, border”).

See also Dutch Low Saxon Eanske.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛn.sxəˌdeː/
• Hyphenation: En‧sche‧de

Proper noun

Enschede n

1. Enschede (a city and municipality of Overijssel, Netherlands)

   Synonym: Krekkelstad (Carnival nickname)

   Meronyms: Boekelo, Broekheurne, Driene, Glanerbrug, Lonneker, Rutbeek, Twekkelo, Usselo

Derived terms

• Enschedeër
• Enschedees

References

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

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German Enschede.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛnʃədə/

Proper noun

Enschede n (proper noun, genitive Enschedes or (optionally with an article) Enschede)

1. Enschede (a city in the Netherlands)

Declension

Declension of Enschede [sg-only, neuter, toponym]

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	das	Enschede
genitive	des	Enschedes, Enschede1
dative	dem	Enschede
accusative	das	Enschede

¹Optionally with an article.

Derived terms

• Enscheder