Dutch edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Proper noun edit

Emmerhout n

  1. A neighbourhood of Emmen, Drenthe, Netherlands.

References edit

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