Emmen

Emmen

1. A city in Drenthe, Netherlands.
2. A municipality of Drenthe, Netherlands.
3. A village and municipality in Lucerne canton, Switzerland.

• Mneme, mneme

• ( Drenthe) First attested as in emne in 1139. Etymology unknown. Potentially derived from a prehistoric hydronym. Compare Emen and Holtemme.
• (Overijssel) First attested as eme in 1301. Potentially derived from Middle Dutch eem (“water”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.mə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Em‧men
• Rhymes: -ɛmən

Emmen n

1. a city and municipality of Drenthe, Netherlands without city rights

   Meronyms: Amsterdamscheveld, Barger-Compascuum, Barger-Erfscheidenveen, Barger-Oosterveen, Barger-Oosterveld, Emmer-Compascuum, Emmer-Erfscheidenveen, Erica, Ermerveen, Foxel, Klazienaveen, Koelveen, Middendorp, Munsterscheveld, Nieuw-Amsterdam, Nieuw-Dordrecht, Nieuw-Schoonebeek, Nieuw-Weerdinge, Noordbarge, Oosterse Bos, Oranjedorp, Roswinkel, Schoonebeek, Schutwijk, Veenoord, Weerdinge, Weiteveen, Westenesch, Westerse Bos, Wilhelmsoord, Zandpol, Zuidbarge, Zwartemeer

2. a hamlet in Dalfsen, Overijssel, Netherlands

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “emmen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛmən/
• Hyphenation: Em‧men

Emmen n (proper noun, genitive Emmens or (optionally with an article) Emmen)

1. a town and municipality in Drenthe province, Netherlands
2. a village and municipality in Lucerne canton, Switzerland
3. a village in Hankensbüttel, Gifhorn district, Lower Saxony, Germany
4. a village in Hollenstedt, Harburg district, Lower Saxony, Germany
5. a hamlet in Dalfsen in Overijssel province, Netherlands

• Emmenbrücke, Emmental, Emmebach, Emmendingen, Emmendorf, Emmerberg, Emden