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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch Drimmelen.
Proper noun
Drimmelen
- A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as driemilensis in 1285. Likely cognate with Proto-Germanic *þrum- (“piece of land, terminus”), Middle Dutch drom (“end, edge”), dromel (“ends of the fibers of a tissue”). Compare Drempt, Dreumel and Drumpt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdrɪ.mə.lə(n)/
- Hyphenation: Drim‧me‧len
- Rhymes: -ɪmələn
Proper noun
Drimmelen n
- A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands
- Meronyms: Binnen-Moerdijk, Blauwe Sluis, Gaete, Helkant, Hooge Zwaluwe, Lage Zwaluwe, Made, Oud-Drimmelen, Plukmade, Steelhoven, Stuivezand, Terheijden, Wagenberg
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN