Ribbelt

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as rybboldinch in 1316. Derived from Middle Dutch Ricbald (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-. Originally the name of a farm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɪ.bəlt/
• Hyphenation: Rib‧belt
• Rhymes: -ɪbəlt

Proper noun

Ribbelt n

1. A neighbourhood of Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Ribbelerbrink

References

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