Grevenbroich

German

Etymology

The latter part is -broich, Rhenish form of Bruch (“marshland”). The former is perhaps Graf (“count, earl”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˌɡʁeːvn̩ˈbʁoːχ] (locally and generally in North Rhine-Westphalia)
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʁeːvn̩bʁɔʏ̯ç/ (spelling pronunciation often heard from outsiders)
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  • Hyphenation: Gre‧ven‧broich

Proper noun

Grevenbroich n (proper noun, genitive Grevenbroichs or (optionally with an article) Grevenbroich)

  1. a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Declension

Declension of Grevenbroich [sg-only, neuter, toponym]
singular
def. noun
nominative das Grevenbroich
genitive des Grevenbroichs, Grevenbroich1
dative dem Grevenbroich
accusative das Grevenbroich

1Optionally with an article.

Derived terms

  • Greven, Grevenbrück, Grevenstein, Grevesmühlen
  • Broich, Broichhoven, Broichweiden
  • Kleinenbroich, Korschenbroich, Schwarzenbroich, Tiefenbroich
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