Lisse

See also: lisse and lissé

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Lisse.

Proper noun

Lisse

  1. A village and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Lis (dialect form)

Etymology

Potentially attested as lux in 918-948, attested with certainty as lis in 1198. Potentially derived from Proto-Germanic *lis (“furrow”) suffixed with the toponymic suffix *ja-. Compare Leesten, Leusden and Lieshout.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪ.sə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Lis‧se
  • Rhymes: -ɪsə

Proper noun

Lisse n

  1. a village and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands
    Meronyms: De Engel, Halfweg, Rooversbroek

Derived terms

References

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