Nieuwebrug

Dutch

Etymology

• (Friesland) Attested as Nieuwebrug in 1846. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and brug (“bridge”). See also West Frisian Nijbrêge.
• (Noord-Holland) Compound of nieuw (“new”) and brug (“bridge”).
• (Overijssel) Attested as de Nijebrugh in 1573. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and brug (“bridge”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Nijebrug.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈniu̯.əˌbrʏx/
• Hyphenation: Nieu‧we‧brug
• Rhymes: -ʏx

Proper noun

Nieuwebrug n

1. A village in Heerenveen, Friesland, Netherlands
2. A hamlet in Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, Netherlands
3. A hamlet in Ommen, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “nieuwebrug”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN