Belt-Schutsloot

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Sandbeld en Schutsloot in 1748. Compound of dialectal belt (“slightly elevated place”) and the hydronym Schutsloot, which is derived from schutsloot (“ditch with a dam”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛlt ˈsxʏt.sloːt/
  • Hyphenation: Belt-‧Schut‧sloot

Proper noun

Belt-Schutsloot n

  1. A village in Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Netherlands.

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