Schotsheuvel

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Schotsheuvel in 1673. Compound of schoot (“piece of land that juts upward”) or schot (“enclosed area, fenced-in land”) and heuvel (“hill”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsxɔts.ɦøː.vəl/
• Hyphenation: Schots‧heu‧vel

Proper noun

Schotsheuvel n

1. A hamlet in 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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