Emmen
English
Proper noun
Emmen
- A city in Drenthe, Netherlands.
- A municipality of Drenthe, Netherlands.
- A village and municipality in Lucerne canton, Switzerland.
Anagrams
- Mneme, mneme
Dutch
Etymology
- ( Drenthe) First attested as in emne in 1139. Etymology unknown. Potentially derived from a prehistoric hydronym. Compare Emen and Holtemme.
- (Overijssel) First attested as eme in 1301. Potentially derived from Middle Dutch eem (“water”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛ.mə(n)/
- Hyphenation: Em‧men
- Rhymes: -ɛmən
Proper noun
Emmen n
- A city and municipality of Drenthe, Netherlands without city rights.
- Meronyms: Amsterdamscheveld, Barger-Compascuum, Barger-Erfscheidenveen, Barger-Oosterveen, Barger-Oosterveld, Emmer-Compascuum, Emmer-Erfscheidenveen, Erica, Ermerveen, Foxel, Klazienaveen, Koelveen, Middendorp, Munsterscheveld, Nieuw-Amsterdam, Nieuw-Dordrecht, Nieuw-Schoonebeek, Nieuw-Weerdinge, Noordbarge, Oosterse Bos, Oranjedorp, Roswinkel, Schoonebeek, Schutwijk, Veenoord, Weerdinge, Weiteveen, Westenesch, Westerse Bos, Wilhelmsoord, Zandpol, Zuidbarge, Zwartemeer
- A hamlet in Dalfsen, Overijssel, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Emmens
- Emmer
- Emmer-Compascuum
- Emmer-Erfscheidenveen
- Emmerhout
- Emmermeer
- Emmerschans
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “emmen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN