Plein

Dutch

Etymology

• (Berlicum) First attested as aan de Plein naast de Brantsche Heijde in 1676. Derived from plein, used here in the dialectal sense of "open plain".
• (Sint-Michielsgestel) Derived from plein, used here in the dialectal sense of "open plain".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plɛi̯n/

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• Hyphenation: Plein
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯n
• Homophone: plein

Proper noun

Plein n

1. A hamlet in Sint-Michielsgestel, North Brabant, Netherlands
2. A hamlet in Sint-Michielsgestel, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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