Zijpe

Dutch

Etymology

• (Zeeland) Attested as Het Zijpe around 1750. Derived from the hydronym Zijpe, which in turn derives from Middle Dutch sijpen (“drip, trickle”).
• (former municipality) Named after a former closure gap called the Zijpe (first attested as zype in 1285), the name of which derives from Middle Dutch sijpen (“drip, trickle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɛi̯.pə/

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• Hyphenation: Zij‧pe
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯pə

Proper noun

Zijpe n

1. A hamlet in Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands
2. A former municipality of North Holland, Netherlands

References

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