Legemeer
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as nouimeis in the 13th century. Borrowed from West Frisian Legemar, a compound of leech (“low”) and mar (“lake”). The village was formerly located next to a marshland which may have held the body of water the toponym derives from.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈleː.ɣəˌmeːr/
- Hyphenation: Le‧ge‧meer
Proper noun
Legemeer n
- A village in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN