Rottum

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English

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Proper noun

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Rottum

  1. A village in De Fryske Marren municipality, Friesland province, Netherlands.
  2. A village in Het Hogeland municipality, Groningen province, Netherlands.

Dutch

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Etymology

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  • (Friesland) First attested as ruthne in 1132. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from an ancient hydronym derived from Proto-Indo-European *reu- (dig). Compare Roermond.
  • (Groningen) First attested as rotton in the 10th or 11th century. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from an ancient hydronym, derived in turn from a term cognate to the element raad in dageraad (dawn) or from Proto-Indo-European *arat- (protruding, projecting).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈrɔ.tʏm/
  • Hyphenation: Rot‧tum

Proper noun

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Rottum n

  1. A village in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands
  2. A village in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands

Derived terms

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References

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