IJsselmonde

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as islemunde in 1125-1130. Compound of the hydronym IJssel and the dative singular form of Old Dutch munt (“mouth”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: IJs‧sel‧mon‧de

Proper noun

IJsselmonde n

  1. A neighbourhood and former municipality of Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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