Briltil

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as den Bril in 1632. Compound of a variant of briel (“soggy overgrown pasture”) and til (“fixed bridge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrɪl.tɪl/
• Hyphenation: Bril‧til

Proper noun

Briltil n

1. A village in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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