Geldermalsen
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== English ==
=== Proper noun ===
Geldermalsen
A village in Gelderland, Netherlands.
A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
== Dutch ==
=== Etymology ===
First attested as gelremalsen in 1494. Composite name derived from Gelre (“pertaining to Gelre”) and Malsen (etymology uncertain, likely a pre-Germanic hydronym *Malsna). Malsen was a fief that was split between Gelre and Buren around 1253, with Buren's share receiving the name Buurmalsen.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˌɣɛl.dərˈmɑl.sə(n)/
Hyphenation: Gel‧der‧mal‧sen
Rhymes: -ɑlsən
=== Proper noun ===
Geldermalsen n
a village and former municipality of West Betuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands
==== Derived terms ====
Geldermalsenaar
Geldermalsens
=== References ===
van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN