Ophemert

Dutch

Etymology

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

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

Proper noun

Ophemert n

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

Derived terms

• Ophemertenaar
• Ophemerts

References

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