Kortehemmen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as korteham in 1444. Calque of West Frisian Koartehimmen, a compound of Old Frisian kort (“short”) and him (“inland polder with natural drainage”) or ham (“alluvial land in the bend of a river”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌkɔr.təˈɦɛ.mə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Kor‧te‧hem‧men
  • Rhymes: -ɛmən

Proper noun

Kortehemmen n

  1. A village in Smallingerland, Friesland, Netherlands.

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