Brummen

See also: brummen

English

Proper noun

Brummen

1. A village in Gelderland, Netherlands.
2. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as brimnum in 794. Etymology uncertain. Perhaps a dative plural derivation from Old Dutch brim (“edge, bank”), from Proto-Germanic *brimą. A composite derivation from brim and heem (“home, settlement”) is impossible. Compare Borssele.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrʏ.mə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: Brum‧men
• Rhymes: -ʏmən

Proper noun

Brummen n

1. Brummen (a village and municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands).

   Meronyms: Broek, Coldenhove, Cortenoever, Eerbeek, Empe, Hall, Leuvenheim, Oeken, Rhienderen, Tonden, Voorstonden

Derived terms

• Brummenaar
• Brummens
• van Brummen

References

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

German

Etymology

See the verb brummen (“to mutter”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

Brummen n (strong, genitive Brummens, no plural)

1. mutter

Declension

Declension of Brummen [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Brummen
genitive	eines	des	Brummens
dative	einem	dem	Brummen
accusative	ein	das	Brummen