Lutjebroek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as lutekebroec around 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch luttic (“small”) and bruec (“marsh, marshland”). The element luttic was added to distinguish the settlement from Grootebroek.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlʏt.jəˌbruk/
  • Hyphenation: Lut‧je‧broek

Proper noun

Lutjebroek n

  1. A village in Stede Broec, Noord-Holland, Netherlands near Enkhuizen.
  2. (figurative) Podunk, Bumfuck

Derived terms
  • Lutjebroeker
  • Lutjebroeks

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