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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as mydhusum in 1491. Calque of West Frisian Grut Midhuzen, derived from grut (“great, big”) and a compound of Old Frisian mid (“mid-, middle”) and the plural form of hūs (“house”). The element groot was added to distinguish the settlement from Klein Medhuizen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣroːt ˈmɛtˌɦœy̯.zə(n)/
- Hyphenation: Groot Med‧hui‧zen
Proper noun
Groot Medhuizen n
- A hamlet in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN