Rijsbergen

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Résbààrge (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as riseberga in 1159. Compound of Middle Dutch rise (“twig, branch, brushwood”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛi̯sˌbɛr.ɣə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Rijs‧ber‧gen

Proper noun

Rijsbergen n

1. A village and former municipality of Zundert, North Brabant, Netherlands

   Synonym: Aopelaand (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

• Rijsbergenaar
• Rijsbergens

References

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