Rhenen

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Rhenen.

Proper noun

Rhenen

  1. A city and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands.

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as uilla hreni in 855. Potentially derived from Proto-Germanic *hraini (“clean, pure”) suffixed with the toponymic suffix *ja- or from a compound of the hydronym Rijn and Old Dutch hēm (“home, settlement”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈreː.nə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: Rhe‧nen
  • Rhymes: -eːnən

Proper noun

Rhenen n

  1. A city and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands
    Meronyms: Achterberg, Elst, Laareind, Remmerden

Derived terms

References

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

Latin

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Rhēnēn f sg

  1. accusative of Rhēnē
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