Genooi

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as in de oede in 1401. Compound of the dative singular form of the definite article ge and Middle Dutch ode (“uncultivated area, wasteland”). Compare Oeijenbraak and Ubroek.

See also Limburgish Genuuje.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣəˈnoːi̯/
• Hyphenation: Ge‧nooi
• Rhymes: -oːi̯

Proper noun

Genooi n

1. A neighbourhood of Venlo, Limburg, Netherlands.

References

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