Renesse
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as rietnesse in 1244. Compound of Middle Dutch riet (“reed”) and nisse (“headland, spit”).
See also Zealandic Renisse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rəˈnɛ.sə/
- Hyphenation: Re‧nes‧se
- Rhymes: -ɛsə
Proper noun
Renesse n
- A village and former municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Renessenaar
- Renesses
- van Renesse
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “renesse”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN