Jipsingboermussel

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as in de Jipseboure-Mussel around 1750. Compound of the toponym Jipsinghuizen, boer (“inhabitant”) and mussel (“swampland”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌjɪp.sɪŋ.buːrˈmʏ.səl/
  • Hyphenation: Jip‧sing‧boer‧mus‧sel

Proper noun

Jipsingboermussel n

  1. A hamlet in Westerwolde, Groningen, Netherlands.

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