Stiphout

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • Stippent (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as stilpot in 1155. Compound of stip (“pallisade”) and hout (“rising deciduous forest”). Compare Stepelo, Stipdonk and Stiepel.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈstɪp.ɦɑu̯t/
  • Hyphenation: Stip‧hout

Proper noun

Stiphout n

  1. A village and former municipality of Helmond, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Stiphoutenaar
  • Stiphouts

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