Lóm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lom"

Limburgish

Etymology

First attested as lumme in 1326. Etymology uncertain. Potentially related to Old English *lumm (“puddle, pool”), dialectal English lum (“deep pool in a riverbed”), or Middle Dutch lomme (“ice hole”). Compare Dutch Lomm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lom/
• Rhymes: -om

Proper noun

Lóm n (Veldeke spelling)

1. Lomm (a village in Venlo, Limburg, Netherlands)

References

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