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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as gruosna in 838. Derived from Old Dutch grôs (“pasture, farmland”) suffixed with the locative suffix -n. Compare Groeze.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣru.sə(n)/
- Hyphenation: Groes‧sen
- Rhymes: -usən
Proper noun
Groessen n
- A village in Duiven, Gelderland, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Deurdreiersdarp (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN