Velsen

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Velsen.

Proper noun

Velsen

  1. A municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Velzen (archaic)

Etymology

First attested as felisa after 786. Likely derived from the dative plural form of a hydronym, derived in turn from Proto-Indo-European *pel (“swamp, marsh”) suffixed with the hydronymic suffix *isa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛl.zə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: Vel‧sen

Proper noun

Velsen n

  1. a municipality of North Holland, Netherlands
    Meronyms: Driehuis, Hofgeest, IJmuiden, Santpoort-Noord, Santpoort-Zuid, Velsen-Noord, Velsen-Zuid, Velserbroek
  2. Former name of Velsen-Zuid.

Derived terms

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