Gemert
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Gimmert (dialect form)
Etymology
Potentially attested as gamerthe between 1076-1081, attested with certainty as gemerde in 1172. Potentially derived from a collectivised noun Proto-Germanic *mari- (“lake, cut-off riverbend”) prefixed with the collectivising prefix *ga-. Compare Gemonde.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣeː.mərt/
- Hyphenation: Ge‧mert
- Rhymes: -eːmərt
Proper noun
Gemert n
- A village and former municipality of Gemert-Bakel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Waeverstad (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms
- Gemertenaar
- Gemerts
- Gemert-Bakel
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN