Liempde

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Liemt (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as lyemde in 1309. Derived from either Proto-Germanic *lîm- (“chalk, glue”) or *laima- (“loam, clay”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix *-iþi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlimp.də/
  • Hyphenation: Liemp‧de

Proper noun

Liempde n

  1. a village and former municipality of Boxtel, North Brabant, Netherlands
    Synonym: Ploegersland (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

References

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