Vlissingen

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Vlissingen.

Proper noun

Vlissingen

1. A city and municipality of Zeeland, Netherlands.

   Synonym: Flushing

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as vlissinghe in 1235. Derived from Old Dutch Flisso (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-.

See also Zealandic Vlissienge.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvlɪ.sɪ.ŋə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: Vlis‧sin‧gen
• Rhymes: -ɪsɪŋən

Proper noun

Vlissingen n

1. Flushing (a city and municipality of Zeeland, Netherlands)

   Meronyms: Groot-Abeele, Oost-Souburg, Ritthem, Welzinge, West-Souburg

Derived terms

• Vlissinger
• Vlissings

Descendants

• → English: Flushing

References

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