Stavenisse

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Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as stauenesse in 1206. Compound of Middle Dutch stave (stick, wooden pole) and nesse (headland, spit). Compare Spijkenisse, Staverden, Stavoren and Stavern.

See also Zealandic Staevenisse.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌstaː.vəˈnɪ.sə/
  • Hyphenation: Sta‧ve‧nis‧se
  • Rhymes: -ɪsə

Proper noun

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Stavenisse n

  1. A village and former municipality of Tholen, Zeeland, Netherlands

Derived terms

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References

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