Koudum

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as coluuidum in 855. Borrowed from West Frisian Koudum, potentially derived from a compound of Old Frisian col (“charcoal”) and the dative plural form of widu (“forest, brushwood”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈkɑu̯.dʏm/
Hyphenation: Kou‧dum

Proper noun edit

Koudum n

A village and former municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

Kolderwolde

References edit

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