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Old English · proper noun

Cumbtun

Normalised Cumbtūn

Part of speech
proper noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈkumbˌtuːn/
Syllables
ˈkumb · ˌtuːn (2 syllables)
Modern English
comptonplaces

Meaning

  1. Compton (already a name of various places in Anglo-Saxon England)

Declension

Declension of Cumbtun
Singular
Nominative Cumbtūn
Accusative Cumbtūn
Genitive Cumbtūnes
Dative Cumbtūne

All forms (3)

Etymology

cumb (“valley”) + tūn (“town”)

Descendants

compton

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