Pampus
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Pamphuys in 1531. Likely a compound of the term pamp and pus, used here in an older sense to refer to a mucky, swollen mass. The first attestation is a reinterpretation to a compound of pamp and huis (“house”).
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Pampus n
- A shallow waterway in the IJmeer near Amsterdam, Netherlands.
- An artificial island in the IJmeer, Netherlands.
- A decommissioned fortress on the island Pampus, officially Fort aan het Pampus, part of the Stelling van Amsterdam, Netherlands.