Gemert

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Gimmert (dialect form)

Etymology

Potentially attested as gamerthe between 1076-1081, attested with certainty as gemerde in 1172. Potentially derived from a collectivised noun Proto-Germanic *mari- (“lake, cut-off riverbend”) prefixed with the collectivising prefix *ga-. Compare Gemonde.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣeː.mərt/
  • Hyphenation: Ge‧mert
  • Rhymes: -eːmərt

Proper noun

Gemert n

  1. a village and former municipality of Gemert-Bakel, North Brabant, Netherlands
    Synonym: Waeverstad (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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