Liempde

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Liemt (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as lyemde in 1309. Derived from either Proto-Germanic *lîm- (“chalk, glue”) or *laima- (“loam, clay”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix *-iþi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlimp.də/
• Hyphenation: Liemp‧de

Proper noun

Liempde n

1. A village and former municipality of Boxtel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

   Synonym: Ploegersland (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

• Liempdenaar
• Liempdens
• Kleinder-Liempde

References

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