Scherpenering

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as de Scherpenheering in 1771. Potentially a compound of scherp (“sharp, pointed”) and either a further developed form of horik (“corner”) or haar (“sandy ridge”) suffixed with -ing-.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈsxɛr.pəˌneː.rɪŋ/
Hyphenation: Scher‧pe‧ne‧ring

Proper noun edit

Scherpenering n

A hamlet in Veldhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

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