Oeijenbraak

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as doedenbraken in 1380. Compound of Middle Dutch ode (“uncultivated, waste”) and braak (“intensively ploughed land, heath converted to farmland”). Compare Genooi and Ubroek.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈui̯.ə(n)ˌbraːk/
  • Hyphenation: Oeij‧en‧braak

Proper noun

Oeijenbraak n

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

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