Grijzegrubben

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as grisengrebbe in 1367. Compound of the plural form of gries (“quartz sand, rocky ground”) and grubbe (“ditch, trench”).

See also Limburgish Griëzegröbbe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣrɛi̯.zəˌɣrʏ.bə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Grij‧ze‧grub‧ben

Proper noun

Grijzegrubben n

  1. a hamlet in Beekdaelen, Limburg, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.