Den Ilp
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- Illip (dialect form)
Etymology edit
First attested as illip in 1347. Derived from a hydronym, derived in turn from a compound of an unclean first element and Old Dutch *apa (“river, watercourse”). The first element may be a term meaning "yellowish-brown". The first element has also been interpreted as a term cognate to ijlen (“hurry”), but this is unlikely as the watercourse does not move quickly.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: Den Ilp
Proper noun edit
Den Ilp n
- A village in Landsmeer, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.