Schoot

Dutch

Etymology

• (Veldhoven) First attested as schoet in 1452. Derived from schoot (“piece of land that juts upward”) or schot (“enclosed space”).
• (Eindhoven) First attested as dat schoet in 1452. Derived from schoot (“piece of land that juts upward”) or schot (“enclosed space”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sxoːt/

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• Hyphenation: Schoot
• Rhymes: -oːt
• Homophone: schoot

Proper noun

Schoot n

1. A hamlet in Veldhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
2. A neighbourhood of Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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