Schaephuysen

German

Etymology

From Dutch schaap (“sheep”) + huizen (“home”). The spelling uy for /yː/ is one of the typically Dutch spellings found (in Germany) only in the Lower Rhine region; compare Broekhuysen. The spelling ae for /aː/ also occurs elsewhere (e.g. Raesfeld, Bad Laer).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃa(ː)pˈhyːzən/

Proper noun

Schaephuysen n (proper noun, genitive Schaephuysens or (optionally with an article) Schaephuysen)

1. A village, officially a quarter of Rheurdt, Lower Rhine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.