Grijpskerke
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as gripeskirca in 1181-1210. Compound of Old Dutch Gripe (“a personal name”) and kirca (“church”).
See also Zealandic Grieps, Hrieps.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣrɛi̯psˌkɛr.kə/
- Hyphenation: Grijps‧ker‧ke
Proper noun
Grijpskerke n
- A village and former municipality of Veere, Zeeland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Grijpskerkenaar
- Grijpskerks
- Grijpskerke en Poppendamme
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “grijpskerke”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN