Gapinge

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as gapinge in 1216. Derived from Old Dutch *gapa (“gap, opening”) suffixed with -ingô-.

See also Zealandic Gaepienge, Ter Gaepienge.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣaː.pɪ.ŋə/
• Hyphenation: Ga‧pin‧ge

Proper noun

Gapinge n

1. A village and former municipality of Veere, Zeeland, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “gapinge”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN