Schouwbroek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as scautbroec in 1340. Derived from a compound of dialectal schouw (“pasture, hayfield”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsxɑu̯.bruk/
  • Hyphenation: Schouw‧broek

Proper noun

Schouwbroek n

  1. a neighbourhood of Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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