Koudum

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as coluuidum in 855. Borrowed from West Frisian Koudum, potentially derived from a compound of Old Frisian col (“charcoal”) and the dative plural form of widu (“forest, brushwood”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑu̯.dʏm/
• Hyphenation: Kou‧dum

Proper noun

Koudum n

1. A village and former municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Kolderwolde

References

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