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