Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Echterbosch in 1835. Compound of the toponym Echt and bos (rising forest).

See also Limburgish D'n Echterbós.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌɛx.tɛrˈbɔs/
  • Hyphenation: Ech‧ter‧bosch
  • Rhymes: -ɔs

Proper noun edit

Echterbosch n

  1. A hamlet in Echt-Susteren, Limburg, Netherlands.

References edit

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