Hoevenbraak

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as op Hoevenbraecke in 1693. Compound of the plural form of hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size, farmstead”) and braak (“intensively ploughed land, heath converted to farmland”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦu.və(n)ˌbraːk/
• Hyphenation: Hoe‧ven‧braak

Proper noun

Hoevenbraak n

1. A neighbourhood of Meierijstad, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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