"Bochum" meaning in German

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈboːxʊm/ Audio: De-Bochum.ogg , De-Bochum2.ogg Forms: Bochums [genitive]
Etymology: From Middle Low German bôchêm, bôkhêm, equivalent to bôke, bö̂ke (“beech”) + hêm (“home”). Compare -um (placename suffix). The [x] may go back to spelling pronunciation or influence by a Central German dialect. (It could also be a native development [kh] → [x] as in Dutch lichaam, but the popular form in Westphalian Low German is Baukem.) Doublet of Buchheim. Etymology templates: {{der|de|gml|bôchêm}} Middle Low German bôchêm, {{noncog|nl|lichaam}} Dutch lichaam, {{doublet|de|Buchheim}} Doublet of Buchheim Head templates: {{de-proper noun|n}} Bochum n (proper noun, strong, genitive Bochums)
  1. Bochum (an independent city in Ruhrgebiet, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) Tags: neuter, proper-noun, strong Categories (place): Cities in Germany, Cities in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Places in Germany, Places in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    Sense id: en-Bochum-de-name-cvI-Epkg Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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