Breukelen

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Dutch[edit]

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gemeente Breukelen
municipality of Breukelen

Etymology[edit]

First attested as bruklede in 1130-1161. Compound of Old Dutch bruok (“marsh, marshland”) and lētha (“excavated or canalised watercourse”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrøː.kə.lə(n)/
  • Audio (Dutch roots)(file)
  • Hyphenation: Breu‧ke‧len

Proper noun[edit]

Breukelen n

  1. A village and former municipality of Stichtse Vecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • → English: Brooklyn

References[edit]

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