Tjeintgum

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as szyntinge in 1329. Borrowed from West Frisian Tsjeintgum, derived in turn from Old Frisian *Szynta (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi- and hēm (“home, settlement”). Compare Brantgum and Mantgum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtjɛi̯nt.ɣʏm/
  • Hyphenation: Tjeint‧gum

Proper noun

Tjeintgum n

  1. a hamlet in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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