Rhenen

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as uilla hreni in 855. Potentially derived from Proto-Germanic *hraini (“clean, pure”) suffixed with the toponymic suffix *ja- or from a compound of the hydronym Rijn and Old Dutch hēm (“home, settlement”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈreː.nə(n)/
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: Rhe‧nen
Rhymes: -eːnən

Proper noun edit

Rhenen n

A city and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands.
Meronyms: Achterberg, Elst, Laareind, Remmerden

Derived terms edit

References edit

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

Latin edit

Pronunciation edit

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈreː.neːn/, [ˈreːneːn]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈre.nen/, [ˈrɛːnen]

Proper noun edit

Rhēnēn f sg

accusative of Rhēnē