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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as emedun in 944. Compound of wester (“western, west-”), Old Frisian ee (“river, watercourse”) and muthon (“river mouth”). The element wester was added to distinguish the settlement from Emden.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌʋɛs.tərˈɛm.də(n)/
- Hyphenation: Wes‧ter‧em‧den
- Rhymes: -ɛmdən
Proper noun
Westeremden n
- A village in Eemsdelta, Groningen, Netherlands.
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN