Arnemuiden

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as arnemuda in 1233. Compound of the hydronym Arne and the dative plural form of muide (“mouth”). The hydronym Arne either derives from Proto-Indo-European *er- (“move”) or from an older form Rinne through metathesis.

See also Zealandic Erremu, Erremuje.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌɑr.nəˈmœy̯.də(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: Ar‧ne‧mui‧den
  • Rhymes: -œy̯dən

Proper noun

Arnemuiden n

  1. A city and former municipality of Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Arnemuidenaar
  • Arnemuidens

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