Molenschot

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • Meuleschot (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as mueleschot in 1299. Compound of molen (“mill”) and schoot (“piece of land that juts upward”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmoː.lə(n)ˌsxɔt/
  • Hyphenation: Mo‧len‧schot

Proper noun

Molenschot n

  1. A village in Gilze en Rijen, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
    Synonym: Papslokkersgat (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms
  • Molenschotter
  • Molenschots

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