Triemen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as trema in 1467. Borrowed from West Frisian De Trieme, derived in turn from Old Frisian *trame (“beam, gangboard across a body of water”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtri.mə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Trie‧men
• Rhymes: -imən

Proper noun

Triemen n

1. A village in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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