Oudeschip

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as het Oude-Schip in 1848. Compound of oud (“old”) and schip (“ship”). According to local history, the settlement sprang up around a beached ship.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌɑu̯.dəˈsxɪp/
  • Hyphenation: Ou‧de‧schip
  • Rhymes: -ɪp

Proper noun

Oudeschip n

  1. A village in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.

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