Geersbroek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as 't ghaersbroeck in 1451. Compound of Middle Dutch gaers (“grass, grassland”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɣeːrs.bruk/
  • Hyphenation: Geers‧broek
  • Rhymes: -eːrsbruk

Proper noun

Geersbroek n

  1. A hamlet in Alphen-Chaam, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

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