Marsum

See also: marṣum

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as mersum in 1344. Potentially a compound of Old Frisian *mersk (“swampy low-lying land”) and hêm (“home, settlement”) or a derivation from the dative plural form of *mers. Compare Marssum.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑr.sʏm/
  • Hyphenation: Mar‧sum
  • Homophone: Marssum

Proper noun

Marsum n

  1. A village in Eemsdelta, Groningen, Netherlands.

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