Eemten

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as emptun in 1400. Compound of dialectal eem (“watercourse”) and tuin (“garden, enclosed area”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːm.tə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Eem‧ten
• Rhymes: -eːmtən

Proper noun

Eemten n

1. A hamlet in De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands

References

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