Hoogmeien

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as vp homeden en nedermeden around 1400. Compound of hoog (“high, elevated”) and the plural form of mede (“hayfield, meadow”). Compare Homoet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɦoːxˈmɛi̯.ə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Hoog‧mei‧en
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯ən

Proper noun

Hoogmeien n

  1. a hamlet in Buren, Gelderland, Netherlands

References

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