Diessen

Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

Diêse (dialect form)

Etymology edit

Potentially attested as Deusone in 380, attested with certainty as diesne in 712. Derived from the dative plural form of the hydronym Dieze, which may derive from a term cognate to Old High German dôsôn (“bubble, effervesce”), for which see modern German tosen (“to rage”). Compare Deest, Diest and Duisburg.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈdi.sə(n)/
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Hyphenation: Dies‧sen
Rhymes: -isən

Proper noun edit

Diessen n

A village and former municipality of Hilvarenbeek, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
Synonym: Stopnaoldenrijk (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms edit

References edit

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