Denemarken
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdeː.nəˌmɑr.kə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: De‧ne‧mar‧ken
Etymology 1
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Proper noun
Denemarken n
- Denmark
Related terms
- Deen
- Deens
Descendants
- Negerhollands: Denemarken
Etymology 2
First attested as Denemarcket, Denemarckt and Denemarken in the 16th century. Potentially a compound of Dutch Low Saxon deen (“rough terrain”) and Old Frisian merke (“boundary, march, undivided communal lands”).
See also Dutch Low Saxon Denmaark.
Proper noun
Denemarken n
- A hamlet in Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Anagrams
- mankeerden