Rijpwetering

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Rijp weteryng in 1615. Derived from a hydronym, which is derived in turn from a compound of rijp (“edge, bank”) and wetering (“drainage channel”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Rijp‧we‧te‧ring

Proper noun

Rijpwetering n

1. A village in Kaag en Braassem, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Rijpweteringer
• Rijpweterings

References

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