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Lieshout
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Dutch
Alternative forms
nl Liessent dialect form
Etymology
First attested as litholz in 1146. Etymology nl 1. Potentially a compound of an uncertain first element and nl hout rising deciduous forest. The first element may be related to goh lesa wrinkle and dum lese track, furrow. Alternatively, the toponym may derive from an unknown word suffixed with the collectivising suffix odt *-uþi. Compare nl Boekend, nl Leesten, nl Leusden, nl Lieseind, nl Liessent, nl Ulvend and nl Vaareind.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈlis.ɦɑu̯t/
nl Lies hout
Proper noun
n
nl village/and/former municipality mun/Laarbeek p/North Brabant c/Netherlands
nl Raopersgat<qq:Carnival nickname>
Derived terms
nl Lieshoutenaar
nl Lieshouts
References