Schipborg

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as borc in 1298-1304. Compound of schip (“ship”) and Middle Dutch bork (“type of tree, perhaps a birch”). Compare Borculo, Borgele, Borkel en Schaft, Bulkenaar and Westerbork.

See also Dutch Low Saxon Schipbörg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sxɪpˈbɔrx/
• Hyphenation: Schip‧borg
• Rhymes: -ɔrx

Proper noun

Schipborg n

1. A village in Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, Netherlands.

References

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