Purmerend
English
Proper noun
Purmerend
- A city in North Holland, Netherlands.
- A municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as purmerende in 1342. Compound of the hydronym Purmer and Middle Dutch ende (“end”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌpʏr.məˈrɛnt/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: Pur‧me‧rend
Proper noun
Purmerend n
- Purmerend (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands).
- Synonyms: Purra (“slang, nickname”), Boemeldam (“Carnival nickname”)
- Meronyms: Arenberg, Halfweg, Klaterbuurt, Middenbeemster, Noordbeemster, Purmer, Purmerbuurt, Westbeemster, Zuidoostbeemster
Derived terms
- Purmerender
- Purmerends
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “purmerend”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN