Briltil

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as den Bril in 1632. Compound of a variant of briel (“soggy overgrown pasture”) and til (“fixed bridge”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbrɪl.tɪl/
  • Hyphenation: Bril‧til

Proper noun

Briltil n

  1. A village in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands.

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