De Kroeten

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as in de croighde achter borgst in 1529. Derived from a local variant of croft (“enclosed piece of land, enclosed farmland”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /də ˈkru.tə(n)/
• Hyphenation: De Kroe‧ten
• Rhymes: -utən

Proper noun

De Kroeten n

1. A neighbourhood of Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Overkroeten

References

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