Abdissenbosch

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as in der ebdissenbusch in 1425. Compound of abdis (“abbess”) and bos (“rising forest”). The area was formerly the property of the abbess of the monastery at Thorn.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ɑpˈdɪ.sə(n)ˌbɔs/
Hyphenation: Ab‧dis‧sen‧bosch

Proper noun edit

Abdissenbosch n

A neighbourhood of Landgraaf, Limburg, Netherlands.

References edit

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