Rottum
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English[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Rottum
- A village in De Fryske Marren municipality, Friesland province, Netherlands.
- A village in Het Hogeland municipality, Groningen province, Netherlands.
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
- (Friesland) First attested as ruthne in 1132. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from an ancient hydronym derived from Proto-Indo-European *reu- (“dig”). Compare Roermond.
- (Groningen) First attested as rotton in the 10th or 11th century. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from an ancient hydronym, derived in turn from a term cognate to the element raad in dageraad (“dawn”) or from Proto-Indo-European *arat- (“protruding, projecting”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Rottum n
- A village in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands.
- A village in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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- en:Villages in Friesland, Netherlands
- en:Villages in the Netherlands
- en:Places in Friesland, Netherlands
- en:Places in the Netherlands
- en:Villages in Groningen, Netherlands
- en:Places in Groningen, Netherlands
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- nl:Villages in Friesland, Netherlands
- nl:Villages in the Netherlands
- nl:Places in Friesland, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands
- nl:Villages in Groningen, Netherlands
- nl:Places in Groningen, Netherlands