Wilnis

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as quadraginta houvas terram palustrem in midreth in 1085. Derived from Old Dutch *wildenisse (“wilderness, wild land”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɪl.nɪs/
• Hyphenation: Wil‧nis

Proper noun

Wilnis n

1. A village and former municipality of De Ronde Venen, Utrecht, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Wilnissenaar
• Wilnisser

References

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