Nispen

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Nipse (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as nisipa in 1157. Etymology uncertain. Compound of an unclear first element and Old Dutch *apa (“river, stream”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɪs.pə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Nis‧pen
  • Rhymes: -ɪspən

Proper noun

Nispen n

  1. a village in Roosendaal, North Brabant, Netherlands
    Synonym: Aopelaand (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

References

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