IJsselmonde

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as islemunde in 1125-1130. Compound of the hydronym IJssel and the dative singular form of Old Dutch munt (“mouth”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: IJs‧sel‧mon‧de

Proper noun

IJsselmonde n

  1. an island, neighbourhood, and former municipality of Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “ijsselmonde”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Further reading

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