De Snipperij

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as (De) Snipperij in 1866. Derived from Snip (a surname) or Dutch Low Saxon sniep (“piece of lands that tapers to a sharp point”) suffixed with -erij.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /də ˌsnɪ.pəˈrɛi̯/
• Hyphenation: De Snip‧pe‧rij
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯

Proper noun

De Snipperij n

1. A hamlet in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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