Den Ilp
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Illip (dialect form)
Etymology
First attested as illip in 1347. Derived from a hydronym, derived in turn from a compound of an unclean first element and Old Dutch *apa (“river, watercourse”). The first element may be a term meaning "yellowish-brown". The first element has also been interpreted as a term cognate to ijlen (“hurry”), but this is unlikely as the watercourse does not move quickly.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Den Ilp
Proper noun
Den Ilp n
- a village in Landsmeer, North Holland, Netherlands
Derived terms
- Ilpenaar
- Ilper
- Ilpendam
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “den ilp”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN