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Gennep

  1. A municipality in Limburg province, Netherlands.

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Etymology

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  • (Limburg) First attested as in pago Ganipi in 949. Derived from a hydronym analysable as a compound of Proto-Germanic *gan- (bright, confluent) and *apa (river, current) suffixed with the locational suffix *-ja-. Compare Genemuiden and Genne.
  • (Noord-Brabant) First attested as in ghennepe in 1249. Derived from a hydronym analysable as a compound of Proto-Germanic *gan- (bright, confluent) and *apa (river, current) suffixed with the locational suffix *-ja-. Compare Genemuiden and Genne.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɣɛ.nəp/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Gen‧nep
  • Rhymes: -ɛnəp

Proper noun

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Gennep n

  1. A city and municipality of Limburg, Netherlands
    Meronyms: Aaldonk, Dam, De Looi, Diekendaal, Heijen, Hekkens, Milsbeek, Ottersum, Smele, Ven-Zelderheide, Zelder
  2. A hamlet in Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands

Derived terms

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References

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  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “gennep”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Limburgish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch Gennep (see there for more).

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Gennep n (Veldeke spelling)

  1. Gennep (a city and municipality of Limburg, Netherlands).
    Meronyms: De Milsbik, Heie, Otersóm, 't Vèn