Alem
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as aleym in 1107. Compound of an unclear first component and heem (“home, settlement”). The first component has been variously interpreted as Proto-Germanic *alha- (“home, farmstead”) and *ala- (“entire, great”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaː.ləm/
- Hyphenation: Alem
- Rhymes: -aːləm
Proper noun
Alem n
- A village and former municipality of Maasdriel, Gelderland, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Spreeuwendurp (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms
- Alemmer
- Alems
- Alem, Maren en Kessel
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN