Zenne

See also: zenne

Dutch

Etymology

An old Germanic or Gaulish word for a watercourse. Zenne, Sinne and Seine are derivatives that can be found as names of Belgian and French rivers, but also in the original name of the municipality of Zonnebeke as Sinnebeche. French speakers call the Belgian river Zenne the Senne and a tributary is the Senette. A more distant relative would be the Dutch river Zaan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɛ.nə/
• Hyphenation: Zen‧ne
• Rhymes: -ɛnə

Proper noun

Zenne f

1. Senne (a now partially covered river in Hainaut, Walloon Brabant and Flemish Brabant, Brussels and Antwerp, Belgium)