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English
Proper noun
Brummen
- A village in Gelderland, Netherlands.
- 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)/
- Hyphenation: Brum‧men
- Rhymes: -ʏmən
Proper noun
Brummen n
- Brummen (a village and municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands)
- Meronyms: Broek, Coldenhove, Cortenoever, Eerbeek, Empe, Hall, Leuvenheim, Oeken, Rhienderen, Tonden, Voorstonden
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
German
Etymology
See the verb brummen (“to mutter”)
Pronunciation
Noun
Brummen n (strong, genitive Brummens, no plural)
- mutter
Declension