Zijpe

Dutch

Etymology
  • (Zeeland) Attested as Het Zijpe around 1750. Derived from the hydronym Zijpe, which in turn derives from Middle Dutch sijpen (“drip, trickle”).
  • (former municipality) Named after a former closure gap called the Zijpe (first attested as zype in 1285), the name of which derives from Middle Dutch sijpen (“drip, trickle”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈzɛi̯.pə/
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  • Hyphenation: Zij‧pe
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯pə

Proper noun

Zijpe n

  1. A hamlet in Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands.
  2. A former municipality of Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

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