Sint-Vitusholt

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Vytsholt around 1660. Compound of the name of Saint Vitus and hout (“rising deciduous forest”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌsɪnt ˈvi.tʏsˌɦɔlt/
  • Hyphenation: Sint-‧Vi‧tus‧holt

Proper noun

Sint-Vitusholt n

  1. A neighbourhood of Oldambt, Groningen, Netherlands.

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