Ameland

English

Aerial photograph of Ameland

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Ameland. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑːməlænd/

Proper noun

Ameland

1. An island and municipality of Friesland, Netherlands.

Anagrams

• Adelman, Mandela, lademan, leadman

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as ambla between 819 and 825. Derived from a prehistoric hydronym Proto-Indo-European *amba (compare Proto-Germanic *ama- (“natural watercourse”)). The element land (“land”) is a later addition. Compare Amen, Emmeloord, Emer and Amdorf. See also West Frisian It Amelân.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaː.mə.lɑnt/

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• Hyphenation: Ame‧land

Proper noun

Ameland n

1. Ameland (an island and municipality of Friesland, Netherlands).

   Meronyms: Ballum, Buren, Hollum, Kooiplaats, Nes

Derived terms

• Amelander
• Amelands

References

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