Spijkenisse
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as spiiknesse in 1235. Tautological compound of Middle Dutch spic (“headland, spit”) and nisse (“headland, spit”). Compare Staverden, Stavenisse, Stavoren and Stavern.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editSpijkenisse n
- A town and former municipality of Nissewaard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
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- Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch
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- Rhymes:Dutch/ɪsə
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- nl:Towns in South Holland, Netherlands
- nl:Towns in the Netherlands
- nl:Historical political subdivisions
- nl:Places in South Holland, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands