Dutch

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Etymology

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Coined by J.A.N. Knuttel in 1937.[1] Compound of land +‎ name, calque of German Landnahme and Old Norse landnám.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑntˌnaː.mə/
  • Hyphenation: land‧na‧me

Noun

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landname f (plural landnames or landnamen)

  1. settlement or occupation of (new) land (from the settlers' or occupiers' perspective)

References

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  1. ^ Johannis Adrianus Nelinus Knuttel, "De Frankische landname", in Tijdschrift voor Nederlandse Taal- en Letterkunde, vol. 56, 1937.