Leersum

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as hlarashem in the 11th century. Compound of a personal name or, alternatively, Old Dutch hlara (“intensively cultivated forest, forest pasture”) and hēm (“home, settlement”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleːr.sʏm/

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• Hyphenation: Leer‧sum

Proper noun

Leersum n

1. A village and former municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Utrecht, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Leersumer
• Leersums

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “leersum”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN