Schifpot

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Derived from Dutch Low Saxon schifpot (“kettle in which unusable parts of flax are burned”). The hamlet is named after a kettle used to heat a former inn.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈsxɪf.pɔt/
Hyphenation: Schif‧pot

Proper noun edit

Schifpot n

A hamlet in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands.

References edit

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