Kruiningen

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as cruninc in 1204. Derived from Old Dutch crune (“crown, crest”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingô-. Compare Kloetinge and Teteringen.

See also Zealandic Krunihe, Krunige, Krunehe.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈkrœy̯.nɪ.ŋə(n)/
Hyphenation: Krui‧nin‧gen

Proper noun edit

Kruiningen n

A village and former municipality of Reimerswaal, Zeeland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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