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^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN