Brinkheurne

Dutch

Etymology

First attested in 1840 as Brink-Heurne. Compound of brink (“pasture, village green”) and heurne, a dialectal variant of hoorn (“jutting piece of land”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌbrɪŋkˈɦøːr.nə/
  • Hyphenation: Brink‧heur‧ne
  • Rhymes: -øːrnə

Proper noun

Brinkheurne n

  1. A hamlet in Winterswijk, Gelderland, Netherlands

Derived terms
  • Brinkheurner
  • Brinkheurns

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