Liempde

Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

Liemt (dialect form)

Etymology edit

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 edit

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

Proper noun edit

Liempde n

A village and former municipality of Boxtel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
Synonym: Ploegersland (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms edit

References edit

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