Rhenen

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

• Rhenenaar
• Rhenens
• Renswoude

References

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

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈreː.neːn/, [ˈreːneːn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈre.nen/, [ˈrɛːnen]

Proper noun

Rhēnēn f sg

1. accusative of Rhēnē