Kortehemmen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as korteham in 1444. Calque of West Frisian Koartehimmen, a compound of Old Frisian kort (“short”) and him (“inland polder with natural drainage”) or ham (“alluvial land in the bend of a river”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkɔr.təˈɦɛ.mə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Kor‧te‧hem‧men
• Rhymes: -ɛmən

Proper noun

Kortehemmen n

1. A village in Smallingerland, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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