Groot-Valkenisse
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Valkenisse in the 18th century. Compound of groot (“big, great”) and a compound toponym derived from Middle Dutch Valke (“a personal name”) and nisse (“headland, spit”). The element groot was added to distinguish the settlement from Klein-Valkenisse.
See also Zealandic Groôt Valkenisse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɣroːt ˌvɑl.kəˈnɪ.sə/
- Hyphenation: Groot-‧Val‧ke‧nis‧se
- Rhymes: -ɪsə
Proper noun
Groot-Valkenisse n
- A hamlet in Veere, Zeeland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “groot-valkenisse”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN