Ophemert

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as in hamaritda around 800-850. Likely a compound of op (“upriver”) and Old Dutch hamar (“stone, rock”) with collectivising suffix -itja-. The element op was added later to distinguish the settlement from Nederhemert-Noord and Nederhemert-Zuid. Compare Hemmerde and Hemmerden.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔpˈɦeː.mərt/
  • Hyphenation: Op‧he‧mert
  • Rhymes: -eːmərt

Proper noun

Ophemert n

  1. A village and former municipality of West Betuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Ophemertenaar
  • Ophemerts

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