Schapenbout

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Schapenbout in 1840. Compound of the plural form of schaap (“sheep”) and dialectal bout (“remaining section of a collapsed or destroyed levee”). Named for the fact that the inhabitants of the settlement took their sheep to pasture on the remains of the levee.

See also Zealandic Schaopenbout.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsxaː.pə(n)ˌbɑu̯t/
• Hyphenation: Scha‧pen‧bout

Proper noun

Schapenbout n

1. A hamlet in Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References

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