Renesse

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as rietnesse in 1244. Compound of Middle Dutch riet (“reed”) and nisse (“headland, spit”).

See also Zealandic Renisse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rəˈnɛ.sə/
  • Hyphenation: Re‧nes‧se
  • Rhymes: -ɛsə

Proper noun

Renesse n

  1. a village and former municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Renessenaar
  • Renesses
  • van Renesse

References

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