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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Nieubrongerga in 1622. Borrowed from West Frisian De Knipe, derived in turn from knipe (“lock, artificial narrowing of a watercourse”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /də ˈkni.pə/
- Hyphenation: De Kni‧pe
- Rhymes: -ipə
Proper noun
De Knipe n
- A village in Heerenveen, Friesland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN