Schijndel

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Skêndel (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as scinlre mere just before 1233. Compound of an unclear first element and lo (“light forest”). The first element may be cognate with Old Frisian skene (“scurf, dandruff”) and dialectal schin (“dandruff”). A relationship with schijnen (“shine, glitter”) is less likely.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsxɛi̯n.dəl/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Schijn‧del
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯ndəl

Proper noun

Schijndel n

1. A village and former municipality of Meierijstad, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

   Synonym: Schorsbos (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

• Schijndelaar
• Schijndels

References

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