Kortehemmen

== Dutch == === Etymology === First attested as korteham in 1444. Calque of West Frisian Koartehimmen, a compound of Old Frisian kort (“short”) and him (“inland polder with natural drainage”) or ham (“alluvial land in the bend of a river”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌkɔr.təˈɦɛ.mə(n)/ Hyphenation: Kor‧te‧hem‧men Rhymes: -ɛmən === Proper noun === Kortehemmen n a village in Smallingerland, Friesland, Netherlands === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN