De Schiphorst

== Dutch == === Etymology === First attested as schyphorst in 1400. Compound of schip (“ship”) and horst (“overgrown elevated place”). The toponym indicates that wood from the hill was formerly used to construct ships. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /də ˈsxɪp.ɦɔrst/ Hyphenation: De Schip‧horst === Proper noun === De Schiphorst n a hamlet in Meppel, Drenthe, Netherlands === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN