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Nüümaat
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Central Franconian
Alternative forms
gmw-cfr Nümaat variant spelling
Etymology
From a gmw-cfr gmh *niumarkt new market. The form must have been contracted early on because diphthongization in hiatus was prevented; compare the adjective gmw-cfr neu new. A similar case is gmw-cfr Friedaach Friday vs. gmw-cfr frei free. The market was created in the 11th century.
Pronunciation
gmw-cfr /ˈnyːˌmaːt/
Proper noun
gmw-cfr proper noun m der Nüümaat gmw-cfr Kölsch but also known elsewhere in _ Ripuarian
the de Neumarkt (Köln) New Market (Neumarkt) of Cologne
Coordinate terms
gmw-cfr Aldermaat Heumaat Iesermaat
Related terms
gmw-cfr Maat neu