Sengelsbroek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as De Singelbroeksche Heide in 1838-1857. Compound of the plural form of singel, here used in the rare sense "strip of land planted or ringed with deciduous trees" and broek (“marsh, marshland”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.ŋəlsˌbruk/
• Hyphenation: Sen‧gels‧broek

Proper noun

Sengelsbroek n

1. A hamlet in Bergeijk, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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