Ooyse Schependom

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as het Ooische Schependom in 1822. Derived from Ooij and schependom (“area under the jurisdiction of a schepenbank”). The toponym refers to a specific jurisdiction of the Nijmegen Schependom. Compare Schependom.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈoːi̯.sə ˈsxeː.pə(n)ˌdɔm/
Hyphenation: Ooy‧se Sche‧pen‧dom

Proper noun edit

Ooyse Schependom n

A hamlet in Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands.

References edit

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