Gorinchem

Gorinchem

English

Proper noun

Gorinchem

1. A city in South Holland, Netherlands.
2. A municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.

Translations

city in South Holland

Arabic: خُورِيكُوم‎ (ḵurikum) Catalan: Gorinchem m Dutch: Gorinchem n, Gorkum n French: Gorinchem (fr) m Greek: Χόρινχεμ (Chórinchem) Italian: Gorinchem Japanese: ホルクム (Horukumu), ゴルクム (Gorukumu) Latin: Goricum n, Gorichemium n Occitan: Gorinchem m Russian: Горинхем (Gorinxem), Горкум (Gorkum) Spanish: Gorcum m Western Frisian: Gorkum n

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Dutch

Etymology

First attested as gornichem [read: gorinchem] around 1200. From Middle Dutch Gorichem, Gorinchem, from Old Dutch *Goringahēm, from *Goro (a personal name) + -ing (“belonging to, descending from”) + hēm (“home, place”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣɔr.kʏm/

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• Hyphenation: Go‧rin‧chem

Proper noun

Gorinchem n

1. Gorinchem (a city and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands).

   Synonym: Bliekenstad (Carnival nickname)

   Meronyms: Dalem, De Kooi

Derived terms

• Gorkumer
• Gorkums

References

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