Dunholm

Old English

Etymology

dūn (“hill, mountain”) +‎ holm (“islet”, from Old Norse holmr, from Proto-Germanic *hulmaz)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈduːnˌxolm/, [ˈduːnˌhoɫm]

Proper noun

Dūnholm m

  1. County Durham (a county of England)
  2. Durham (the county town of County Durham)

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative Dūnholm —
accusative Dūnholm —
genitive Dūnholmes —
dative Dūnholme —

Descendants

  • Middle English:
  • → Old French: Duresm
  • → Latin: Dūnelmum
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