Vlissingen
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as vlissinghe in 1235. Derived from Old Dutch Flisso (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-.
See also Zealandic Vlissienge.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvlɪ.sɪ.ŋə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Vlis‧sin‧gen
- Rhymes: -ɪsɪŋən
Proper noun
Vlissingen n
- A city and municipality of Zeeland, Netherlands.
- Meronyms: Groot-Abeele, Oost-Souburg, Ritthem, Welzinge, West-Souburg
Derived terms
- Vlissinger
- Vlissings
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “vlissingen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN