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Empe
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empê
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as suthempe in 1046. Etymology nl 1. Perhaps a tautological compound of gem-pro *ama- current, stream and odt *apa river, current. The first element odt sut south used to distinguish the settlement from nl Noord-Empe gradually disappeared.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈɛm.pə/
nl Em pe
nl ɛmpə
Proper noun
n
nl village mun/Brummen p/Gelderland c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Noord-Empe
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