Flouernumm

Luxembourgish

FWOTD – 21 December 2017

Etymology

From Flouer +‎ Numm, after German Flurname.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfleu̯(e)ʀˌnum/, [ˈfləʊ̯.ɐˌnum]

Noun

Flouernumm m (plural Flouernimm)

1. (toponymy) local place name; the smallest area traditionally given its own name
   • 2001, Jeanny Freiderich et al., Eng Klack fir eis Sprooch‎^[1]:

     Am Radio hat ech e bëssen den Uz mat deene koppeg-verdäitschte Flouernimm / lieux-dits gemaach, déi ee plazeweis op de Plakate vun enger Stee oder an engem Immobilien-Akt fënnt.

     On the radio I had made a little fun of the weird Germanised place names that one sometimes finds on scaffolding placards or in an estate agent's document.

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