Sengelsbroek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as De Singelbroeksche Heide in 1838-1857. Compound of the plural form of singel, here used in the rare sense "strip of land planted or ringed with deciduous trees" and broek (“marsh, marshland”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.ŋəlsˌbruk/
  • Hyphenation: Sen‧gels‧broek

Proper noun

Sengelsbroek n

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

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