Drimmelen

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Drimmelen.

Proper noun

Drimmelen

1. A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as driemilensis in 1285. Likely cognate with Proto-Germanic *þrum- (“piece of land, terminus”), Middle Dutch drom (“end, edge”), dromel (“ends of the fibers of a tissue”). Compare Drempt, Dreumel and Drumpt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdrɪ.mə.lə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: Drim‧me‧len
• Rhymes: -ɪmələn

Proper noun

Drimmelen n

1. A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands

   Meronyms: Binnen-Moerdijk, Blauwe Sluis, Gaete, Helkant, Hooge Zwaluwe, Lage Zwaluwe, Made, Oud-Drimmelen, Plukmade, Steelhoven, Stuivezand, Terheijden, Wagenberg

Derived terms

• Drimmelenaar
• Drimmelens
• Oud-Drimmelen
• Made en Drimmelen

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN