Grijpskerke

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as gripeskirca in 1181-1210. Compound of Old Dutch Gripe (“a personal name”) and kirca (“church”).

See also Zealandic Grieps, Hrieps.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɣrɛi̯psˌkɛr.kə/
  • Hyphenation: Grijps‧ker‧ke

Proper noun

Grijpskerke n

  1. A village and former municipality of Veere, Zeeland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

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