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

A village in Eemsdelta, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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