Klimmen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as with certainty as clumna and clumena in the mid-11th century. Of uncertain etymology. Perhaps derived from Vulgar Latin columen (“peak, height”) or from the verb klimmen (“climb”).

See also Limburgish Klumme.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈklɪ.mə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: Klim‧men
  • Rhymes: -ɪmən
  • Homophone: klimmen

Proper noun

Klimmen n

  1. A village and former municipality of Voerendaal, Limburg, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Klimmenaar
  • Klimmens

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