Dalem
Dutch
    
    Alternative forms
    
- (hamlet near Bladel) Daolùm (dialect spelling)
Etymology
    
- (Zuid-Holland) First attested as dalem in 1343. Compound of Middle Dutch dal (“dale, valley”) and heem (“home, settlement”).
- (Bladel) Attested as Daalem in 1794. Probably a compound of dal (“dale, valley”) and heem (“home, settlement”).
- (Tilburg) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ˈdaː.ləm/
- Hyphenation: Da‧lem
- Rhymes: -aːləm
Proper noun
    
Dalem n
- A village in Gorinchem, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Bladel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- A neighbourhood of Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
Derived terms
    
References
    
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “dalem”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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