Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as quadraginta houvas terram palustrem in midreth in 1085. Derived from Old Dutch *wildenisse (wilderness, wild land).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɪl.nɪs/
  • Hyphenation: Wil‧nis

Proper noun edit

Wilnis n

  1. A village and former municipality of De Ronde Venen, Utrecht, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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