Emmen

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English

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Proper noun

Emmen

  1. A city in Drenthe, Netherlands.
  2. A municipality of Drenthe, Netherlands.
  3. A village and municipality in Lucerne canton, Switzerland.

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

  • ( Drenthe) First attested as in emne in 1139. Etymology unknown. Potentially derived from a prehistoric hydronym. Compare Emen and Holtemme.
  • (Overijssel) First attested as eme in 1301. Potentially derived from Middle Dutch eem (“water”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Emmen n

  1. A city and municipality of Drenthe, Netherlands without city rights
    Meronyms: Amsterdamscheveld, Barger-Compascuum, Barger-Erfscheidenveen, Barger-Oosterveen, Barger-Oosterveld, Emmer-Compascuum, Emmer-Erfscheidenveen, Erica, Ermerveen, Foxel, Klazienaveen, Koelveen, Middendorp, Munsterscheveld, Nieuw-Amsterdam, Nieuw-Dordrecht, Nieuw-Schoonebeek, Nieuw-Weerdinge, Noordbarge, Oosterse Bos, Oranjedorp, Roswinkel, Schoonebeek, Schutwijk, Veenoord, Weerdinge, Weiteveen, Westenesch, Westerse Bos, Wilhelmsoord, Zandpol, Zuidbarge, Zwartemeer
  2. A hamlet in Dalfsen, Overijssel, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛmən/
  • Hyphenation: Em‧men

Proper noun

Emmen n (proper noun, genitive Emmens or (optionally with an article) Emmen)

  1. A town and municipality in Drenthe province, Netherlands.
  2. A village and municipality in Lucerne canton, Switzerland.
  3. A village in Hankensbüttel, Gifhorn district, Lower Saxony, Germany.
  4. A village in Hollenstedt, Harburg district, Lower Saxony, Germany.
  5. A hamlet in Dalfsen in Overijssel province, Netherlands.

Declension

Declension of Emmen
singular
def. noun
nominative das Emmen
genitive des Emmens, Emmen1
dative dem Emmen
accusative das Emmen

1Optionally with an article.

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