Dronrijp

Dutch

Etymology

First attested with certainty as dronryp around 1243. Borrowed from West Frisian Dronryp, potentially derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian *Drenno (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi- and ripe (“edge, bank”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdrɔn.rɛi̯p/
  • Hyphenation: Dron‧rijp

Proper noun

Dronrijp n

  1. a village and former municipality of Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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