Rijpwetering
Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Rijp weteryng in 1615. Derived from a hydronym, which is derived in turn from a compound of rijp (“edge, bank”) and wetering (“drainage channel”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Rijp‧we‧te‧ring
Proper noun
Rijpwetering n
- A village in Kaag en Braassem, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Rijpweteringer
- Rijpweterings
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “rijpwetering”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN