Tjeintgum

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as szyntinge in 1329. Borrowed from West Frisian Tsjeintgum, derived in turn from Old Frisian *Szynta (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi- and hēm (“home, settlement”). Compare Brantgum and Mantgum.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈtjɛi̯nt.ɣʏm/
Hyphenation: Tjeint‧gum

Proper noun edit

Tjeintgum n

A hamlet in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands.

References edit

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