Colmschate

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as in cosmescate [read: in colmescate] in 1230. Compound of Old Dutch Colmo (a personal name) and the dative singular form of kot (“cottage, shack, small farm”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔlmˌsxaː.tə/
  • Hyphenation: Colm‧scha‧te

Proper noun

Colmschate n

  1. a village in Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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