Marssum
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as mersum in the 13th century. Borrowed from West Frisian Marsum, derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian *mersk (“low-lying swampland”) and hēm (“home, settlement”) or from the dative plural form of *mersk. Compare Marsum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑr.sʏm/
- Hyphenation: Mars‧sum
- Homophone: Marsum
Proper noun
Marssum n
- A village in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN