De Snipperij

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as (De) Snipperij in 1866. Derived from Snip (“a surname”) or Dutch Low Saxon sniep (“piece of lands that tapers to a sharp point”) suffixed with -erij.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /də ˌsnɪ.pəˈrɛi̯/
Hyphenation: De Snip‧pe‧rij
Rhymes: -ɛi̯

Proper noun edit

De Snipp erij n

A hamlet in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands.

References edit

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