Bruisterbosch

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as terra nova de sarto in 1157. Compound of the toponym Breust and bos (“rising forest”).

See also Limburgish Bruusjterbusj.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbrœy̯s.tərˈbɔs/
• Hyphenation: Bruis‧ter‧bosch
• Rhymes: -ɔs

Proper noun

Bruisterbosch n

1. A hamlet in Eijsden-Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands

References

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