Gieten

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as geten in 1223. Etymology unclear. Potentially derived from a prehistoric hydronym. Compare Gaete.

See also Dutch Low Saxon Geeiten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣi.tə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: Gie‧ten
• Rhymes: -itən
• Homophone: gieten

Proper noun

Gieten n

1. A village and former municipality of Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Gietenaar
• Gieter
• Gieterveen
• Gieterzandvoort

References

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