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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as mantingum in the 13th century. Borrowed from West Frisian Mantgum, derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian Mante (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi- and hēm (“home, settlement”). Compare Brantgum, Mantinge and Tjeintgum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑnt.ɣʏm/
- Hyphenation: Mant‧gum
Proper noun
Mantgum n
- A village in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN