Breemortel

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • Breemwortel (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as breemmortel in 1384. Compound of breed (“broad, wide”) and mortel (“low-lying muddy place”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /breːˈmɔr.təl/
  • Hyphenation: Bree‧mor‧tel
  • Rhymes: -ɔrtəl

Proper noun

Breemortel n

  1. A hamlet in Deurne, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

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