Ooyse Schependom

Dutch

Etymology

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

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

Proper noun

Ooyse Schependom n

1. A hamlet in Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands.

References

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