Oudeschip

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as het Oude-Schip in 1848. Compound of oud (“old”) and schip (“ship”). According to local history, the settlement sprang up around a beached ship.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌɑu̯.dəˈsxɪp/
Hyphenation: Ou‧de‧schip
Rhymes: -ɪp

Proper noun

Oudeschip n

A village in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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