Triemen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as trema in 1467. Borrowed from West Frisian De Trieme, derived in turn from Old Frisian *trame (“beam, gangboard across a body of water”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtri.mə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Trie‧men
  • Rhymes: -imən

Proper noun

Triemen n

  1. a village in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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