Renesse

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as rietnesse in 1244. Compound of Middle Dutch riet (“reed”) and nisse (“headland, spit”).

See also Zealandic Renisse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rəˈnɛ.sə/
• Hyphenation: Re‧nes‧se
• Rhymes: -ɛsə

Proper noun

Renesse n

1. A village and former municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Renessenaar
• Renesses
• van Renesse

References

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