Koudum
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as coluuidum in 855. Borrowed from West Frisian Koudum, potentially derived from a compound of Old Frisian col (“charcoal”) and the dative plural form of widu (“forest, brushwood”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑu̯.dʏm/
- Hyphenation: Kou‧dum
Proper noun
Koudum n
- A village and former municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Kolderwolde
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN