Grijpskerke

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as gripeskirca in 1181-1210. Compound of Old Dutch Gripe (a personal name) and kirca (“church”).

See also Zealandic Grieps, Hrieps.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣrɛi̯psˌkɛr.kə/
• Hyphenation: Grijps‧ker‧ke

Proper noun

Grijpskerke n

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

Derived terms

• Grijpskerkenaar
• Grijpskerks
• Grijpskerke en Poppendamme

References

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