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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as richeim in 822-825. Borrowed from West Frisian Reitsum, in turn derived from a compound of a variant of Old Frisian Reitse (“a personal name”) or Proto-Germanic *rîkja- (“powerful, mighty”) and hēm (“home, settlement”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɛi̯.tsʏm/
- Hyphenation: Rei‧tsum
Proper noun
Reitsum n
- A village in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN