Echterbosch

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Echterbosch in 1835. Compound of the toponym Echt and bos (“rising forest”).

See also Limburgish D'n Echterbós.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌɛx.tɛrˈbɔs/
  • Hyphenation: Ech‧ter‧bosch
  • Rhymes: -ɔs

Proper noun

Echterbosch n

  1. A hamlet in Echt-Susteren, Limburg, Netherlands.

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