Sotterum

Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as sotrenheim in 944, attested with certainty as Sottum in 1543. Borrowed from West Frisian Sotterum, derived from a compound of Old Frisian *Sôhtra (“a personal name”) and hēm (“home, settlement”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɔ.tə.rʏm/
• Hyphenation: Sot‧te‧rum

Proper noun

Sotterum n

1. A hamlet in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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