Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as roesing in 1456. Compound of Old Dutch Roso (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-. Compare Roessink.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈru.sɪŋ/
  • Hyphenation: Roes‧singh
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋ

Proper noun

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Roessingh n

  1. A neighbourhood of Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands.

References

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