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Old English · proper noun

Dunholm

Normalised Dūnholm

Part of speech
proper noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈduːnˌxolm/
[ˈduːnˌhoɫm]
Syllables
ˈduːn · ˌxolm (2 syllables)
Modern English
durhamcountydunelmduresm

Meaning

  1. County Durham (a county of England)

  2. Durham (the county town of County Durham)

Declension

Declension of Dunholm
Singular
Nominative Dūnholm
Accusative Dūnholm
Genitive Dūnholmes
Dative Dūnholme

All forms (3)

Etymology

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

Descendants

dunelm, duresm, durham

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