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Dutch
Etymology
Potentially attested as de bumele in 1144, attested with certainty as masebomel in 1294-1295. Etymology uncertain. Potentially a compound of Old Dutch bom (“tree”) and lo (“light forest”). The hydronym Maas was added later to distinguish the settlement from Zaltbommel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maːsˈbɔ.məl/
- Hyphenation: Maas‧bom‧mel
- Rhymes: -ɔməl
Proper noun
Maasbommel n
- A village and former municipality of West Maas en Waal, Gelderland, Netherlands
- Synonym: Bommeldurp (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN