Geldermalsen
English
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Proper noun
[edit]Geldermalsen
- A village in Gelderland, Netherlands.
- A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]First attested as gelremalsen in 1494. Composite name derived from Gelre (“pertaining to Gelre”) and Malsen (etymology uncertain, likely a pre-Germanic hydronym *Malsna). Malsen was a fief that was split between Gelre and Buren around 1253, with Buren's share receiving the name Buurmalsen.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Geldermalsen n
- A village and former municipality of West Betuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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- English lemmas
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- English uncountable nouns
- en:Villages in Gelderland, Netherlands
- en:Villages in the Netherlands
- en:Places in Gelderland, Netherlands
- en:Places in the Netherlands
- en:Municipalities of Gelderland, Netherlands
- en:Municipalities of the Netherlands
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Rhymes:Dutch/ɑlsən
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɑlsən/4 syllables
- Dutch lemmas
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- nl:Villages in Gelderland, Netherlands
- nl:Villages in the Netherlands
- nl:Historical political subdivisions
- nl:Places in Gelderland, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands