Alphen aan den Rijn
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Dutch Alphen aan den Rijn.
Proper noun
editAlphen aan den Rijn
- A city and municipality of Limburg, Netherlands.
Dutch
editAlternative forms
edit- Alphen aan de Rijn (common but typically proscribed)
Etymology
editFirst attested as Albanianis around 300. Potentially derived from the hypothetical hydronym *Albhano-, derived in turn from Proto-Indo-European *alb- (“white, pale”). Compare the hydronym Elbe.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
edit- Alphen aan den Rijn (a city and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands) without city rights
- Meronyms: Aarlanderveen, Bent, Benthorn, Benthuizen, Boskoop, De Roemer, Draaibrug, Gnephoek, Gouwsluis, Groenendijk, Hazerswoude-Dorp, Hazerswoude-Rijndijk, Heimansbuurt, Hogeveen, Hoorn, Koudekerk aan den Rijn, Laag Boskoop, Loete, Ridderbuurt, Rietveld, 's-Molenaarsbuurt, Spoelwijk, Voorweg, Westeinde, Zwammerdam
Derived terms
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editCategories:
- English terms borrowed from Dutch
- English terms derived from Dutch
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English multiword terms
- en:Cities in Limburg, Netherlands
- en:Cities in the Netherlands
- en:Municipalities of Limburg, Netherlands
- en:Places in Limburg, Netherlands
- en:Places in the Netherlands
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɛi̯n
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɛi̯n/5 syllables
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch proper nouns
- Dutch multiword terms
- Dutch neuter nouns
- nl:Cities in South Holland, Netherlands
- nl:Cities in the Netherlands
- nl:Municipalities of South Holland, Netherlands
- nl:Places in South Holland, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands