Roermond

English

Etymology

From Dutch Roermond.

Proper noun

Roermond

1. A city and municipality of Limburg, Netherlands.

Translations

city in the Netherlands

• Dutch: Roermond n
• French: Ruremonde (fr)

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as de Ruremunde in the mid-12th century. Compound of the hydronym Roer (derived from either a Germanic root cognate with Old Saxon hrôra (“movement”), Old English hrôr (“motile, lively”) and modern Dutch roeren (“stir”) or from Proto-Indo-European *reu- (“dig”) with suffixed -r) and mond (“mouth”). The interpretation of mond as a derivation from Old Dutch munte (“mountain, refuge hill”) (cf. Urmond) is incorrect.

See also Limburgish Remunj.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ruːrˈmɔnt/

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• Hyphenation: Roer‧mond
• Rhymes: -ɔnt

Proper noun

Roermond n

1. Roermond (a city and municipality of Limburg, Netherlands)

   Meronyms: Aan de Rijksweg, Asenray, Asselt, Boukoul, De Weerd, Einde, Heide, Herten, Leeuwen, Maalbroek, Maasniel, Merum, Ool, Spik, Straat, Swalmen, Thuserhof, Wieler

Derived terms

• Roermondenaar
• Roermonds

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “roermond”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

Alternative forms

• Rurmond, Rurmund, Rurmünde; Roermund, Roermünde; Ruhrmond, Ruhrmund, Ruhrmünde (all archaic)

Etymology

From Ripuarian Middle High German Roremunde, Ruremunde, from Middle Dutch. The contemporary form and spelling after Modern Dutch Roermond. Equivalent to Rur (“the Rur river”) +‎ Mund (“mouth”). The river was often spelt Roer in German until the earlier 20th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁuːɐ̯ˈmɔnt/, (spelling pronunciations also) /ʁoːɐ̯-/, /ʁøːɐ̯-/

Proper noun

Roermond n (proper noun, genitive Roermonds or (optionally with an article) Roermond)

1. A town in Limburg, Netherlands