Ophemert

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as in hamaritda around 800-850. Likely a compound of op (“upriver”) and Old Dutch hamar (“stone, rock”) with collectivising suffix -itja-. The element op was added later to distinguish the settlement from Nederhemert-Noord and Nederhemert-Zuid. Compare Hemmerde and Hemmerden.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ɔpˈɦeː.mərt/
Hyphenation: Op‧he‧mert
Rhymes: -eːmərt

Proper noun edit

Ophemert n

A village and former municipality of West Betuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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