De Knijp

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as KNIJP (DE) in 1845. Derived from Dutch Low Saxon kniep (“small dam, plank which can be raised to allow water to flow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /də ˈknɛi̯p/
  • Hyphenation: De Knijp
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯p

Proper noun

De Knijp n

  1. a hamlet in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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