De Knipe

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Nieubrongerga in 1622. Borrowed from West Frisian De Knipe, derived in turn from knipe (“lock, artificial narrowing of a watercourse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /də ˈkni.pə/
• Hyphenation: De Kni‧pe
• Rhymes: -ipə

Proper noun

De Knipe n

1. A village in Heerenveen, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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