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Barendrecht

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch Barendrecht.

Proper noun

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Barendrecht

  1. A village and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.

Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as berendrech in 1265. From Middle Dutch Berendrecht, Barendrecht. The first element may be Middle Dutch bere (mud), beer (boar, male pig), or Old Dutch Bero (a personal name); the second is -drecht. Compare Duivendrecht, Ossendrecht, Papendrecht, Woensdrecht and Zwijndrecht.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbaːrənˌdrɛxt/
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  • Hyphenation: Ba‧ren‧drecht

Proper noun

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Barendrecht n

  1. A village and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands
    Synonym: Boerendrecht (perjorative nickname)
    Meronyms: Barendrechtse Veer, Koedood, Smitshoek

Derived terms

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References

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  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “barendrecht”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
  • Van Osta, W., 'Drecht en drecht-namen', Naamkunde 28 (issue 1-2) (1996) pp. 51-77.