Wilp

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as huilpa between 840-849. Etymology unknown. Potentially a compound of Proto-Germanic *hwelpjô- (“whelp, young dog”) or *hwelp- (“scream, roar”) and *apa (“river, current”). Both interpretations of the first element are unsatisfactory: the former lacks a naming motive, the latter does not entirely fit with the oldest attestations of the toponym. A derivation from Proto-Indo-European *kewel (“shining, sparkling”) has also been proposed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɪlp/
• Hyphenation: Wilp
• Rhymes: -ɪlp

Proper noun

Wilp n

1. A village and former municipality of Voorst, Gelderland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Wilpenaar
• Wilps
• Wilp-Achterhoek

References

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

Saterland Frisian

n Wilp (1).

n Wilp (2).

Etymology

Related to Dutch wulp and Low German Welp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɪlp/
• Hyphenation: Wilp
• Rhymes: -ɪlp

Noun

Wilp m (plural Wilpe)

1. plover (bird of the family Charadriidae)
2. curlew (bird of the genus Numenius)

References

• Marron C. Fort (2015) “Wilp”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN