Sotterum

Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as sotrenheim in 944, attested with certainty as Sottum in 1543. Borrowed from West Frisian Sotterum, derived from a compound of Old Frisian *Sôhtra (a personal name) and hēm (“home, settlement”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɔ.tə.rʏm/
  • Hyphenation: Sot‧te‧rum

Proper noun

Sotterum n

  1. a hamlet in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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