Zennewijnen

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

First attested as sinuinum in 850. Compound of an unclear first element and Old Dutch wina (“meadow, pasture”). The first element might be a term related to Old Norse sina (“old winter grass”) or Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍃 (sineigs, “old”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌzɛ.nəˈʋɛi̯.nə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Zen‧ne‧wij‧nen
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯nən

Proper noun

Zennewijnen n

  1. a hamlet in Tiel, Gelderland, Netherlands

References

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