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