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Gennep
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English
Proper noun
en municipality in p:suf/Limburg c/Netherlands.
Dutch
Etymology
(Limburg) First attested as in pago Ganipi in 949. Derived from a hydronym analysable as a compound of nl gem-pro *gan- bright, confluent and gem-pro *apa river, current suffixed with the locational suffix gem-pro *-ja-. Compare nl Genemuiden and nl Genne.
(Noord-Brabant) First attested as in ghennepe in 1249. Derived from a hydronym analysable as a compound of nl gem-pro *gan- bright, confluent and gem-pro *apa river, current suffixed with the locational suffix gem-pro *-ja-. Compare nl Genemuiden and nl Genne.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈɣɛ.nəp/
nl Nl-Gennep.ogg
nl Gen nep
nl ɛnəp 2
Proper noun
n
nl city/and/municipality p/Limburg c/Netherlands
nl Aaldonk Dam De Looi Diekendaal Heijen Hekkens Milsbeek Ottersum Smele Ven-Zelderheide Zelder
nl hamlet mun/Eindhoven p/North Brabant c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Genneper
nl Genneps
nl Genneperzijde
References
gennep
Limburgish
li:
Etymology
li gem-pro
li nl Gennep (see there for more).
Pronunciation
li /ˈɣæ.nəp/
Proper noun
li proper noun n li Veldeke
li city/and/municipality p/Limburg c/Netherlands Gennep
li De Milsbik Heie Otersóm 't Vèn