Gennep

English

Proper noun

Gennep

1. A municipality in Limburg province, Netherlands.

Dutch

Etymology

• (Limburg) First attested as in pago Ganipi in 949. Derived from a hydronym analysable as a compound of Proto-Germanic *gan- (“bright, confluent”) and *apa (“river, current”) suffixed with the locational suffix *-ja-. Compare Genemuiden and Genne.
• (Noord-Brabant) First attested as in ghennepe in 1249. Derived from a hydronym analysable as a compound of Proto-Germanic *gan- (“bright, confluent”) and *apa (“river, current”) suffixed with the locational suffix *-ja-. Compare Genemuiden and Genne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣɛ.nəp/

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• Hyphenation: Gen‧nep
• Rhymes: -ɛnəp

Proper noun

Gennep n

1. A city and municipality of Limburg, Netherlands

   Meronyms: Aaldonk, Dam, De Looi, Diekendaal, Heijen, Hekkens, Milsbeek, Ottersum, Smele, Ven-Zelderheide, Zelder

2. A hamlet in Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Genneper
• Genneps
• Genneperzijde

References

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

Limburgish

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Gennep (see there for more).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣæ.nəp/

Proper noun

Gennep n (Veldeke spelling)

1. Gennep (a city and municipality of Limburg, Netherlands).

   Meronyms: De Milsbik, Heie, Otersóm, 't Vèn