Emmerschans

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as EMMERSCHANS in 1843. Compound of the toponym Emmen and schans (“sconce”). Named after a former redoubt. Formerly an independent village.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɛ.mərˈsxɑns/
• Hyphenation: Em‧mer‧schans
• Rhymes: -ɑns

Proper noun

Emmerschans n

1. A neighbourhood of Emmen, Drenthe, Netherlands.

References

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