Kortehemmen

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

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

Proper noun edit

Kortehemmen n

A village in Smallingerland, Friesland, Netherlands.

References edit

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