Schotsheuvel

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Schotsheuvel in 1673. Compound of schoot (“piece of land that juts upward”) or schot (“enclosed area, fenced-in land”) and heuvel (“hill”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsxɔts.ɦøː.vəl/
  • Hyphenation: Schots‧heu‧vel

Proper noun

Schotsheuvel n

  1. A hamlet in 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

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