Deppenbroek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as diepenbroek in 1298-1304. Compound of Middle Dutch diep (“low-lying”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛ.pə(n)ˌbruk/
  • Hyphenation: Dep‧pen‧broek
  • Rhymes: -uk

Proper noun

Deppenbroek n

  1. A neighbourhood of Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands.

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